Changes between Version 58 and Version 59 of DOME


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Timestamp:
10/13/09 14:02:20 (14 years ago)
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hmussman@bbn.com
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    4343== Current Capabilities ==
    4444
    45 The DOME software was completed. This included:
     45The DOME software has been completed. This includes:
    46461) Final testing of the ability to run user-defined experiments in a virtual
    4747environment on the bricks (computers on the buses).
     
    5858re-imaging and re-installing the hard drives on all bricks.
    59597)  DOME completed its integration with ORCA;  the ability to distribute actors
    60 between UMass and RENCI was verified.[[BR]]
    61 
    62 We have announced the availability of DOME to external GENI researchers.
    63 • We implemented DOLPHIN, a lightweight scheduler that allows us to
     60between UMass and RENCI was verified.
     618)  We implemented DOLPHIN, a lightweight scheduler that allows us to
    6462temporarily take ORCA offline to perform maintenance and install ORCA
    6563updates without disrupting DOME on the buses.
    66 • Documentation and software was posted to the portal.
    67 o Various utilities to reduce the size of partitions, test the launching of
    68 experiments, generate log files, etc. were made available.
    69 o Examples of experiments, methods to access devices, etc. were posted on
    70 the portal.
    71 o Documentation was written and placed to the portal. This included
    72 documentation so that users can have their own development bricks.
    73 • DOME's virtualization capabilities were demonstrated at GEC5. We showed the
     649)  DOME's virtualization capabilities were demonstrated at GEC5. We showed the
    7465ability to schedule and launch experiments on a DOME brick. This was done
    7566using ORCA as the framework.
    76 • An MOU was agreed upon with the UMass Office of Information Technology
    77 (OIT) regarding connecting Internet2 to the DOME and ViSE servers, along with
    78 VLAN access. 
     67[[BR]]
     68
     69We have announced the availability of DOME to external GENI researchers:
     701)  Documentation and software was posted to [http://geni.cs.umass.edu/dome/  GENI - DOME web site and portal].
     712)  Various utilities to reduce the size of partitions, test the launching of
     72experiments, generate log files, etc. were made available.
     733)  Examples of experiments, methods to access devices, etc. were posted on
     74the portal.
     754)  Documentation was written and placed to the portal. This included
     76documentation so that users can have their own development bricks.
     77 
    7978
    8079== Milestones ==
     
    113112
    114113Website maintained by UMass Amherst:
    115 [http://geni.cs.umass.edu/dome/  GENI - DOME web site]
     114
    116115[http://geni.cs.umass.edu/dome/docs.php  GENI - DOME web site][[BR]]
    117116[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/DOME/DOME_SubstrateCatalog.pdf  DOME Substrate Description, 2008][[BR]]
     
    132131Layer 3 Connectivity:  IP access will be through UMass Amherst's campus network, using their public IP addresses.
    133132
    134 Layer 2 Connectivity:  There is currently no usable layer2 connection to the UMass Amherst lab available for GENI.  The project is investigating the possibility of installing local fiber that could enable a connection to NLR through an appropriate regional network.  If installed this fiber would support both the [wiki:DOME] and [wiki:ViSE] projects in Spiral 1 and in later stages that include support for mobile nodes.  Layer 2 ethernets will not extend to the !DieselNet nodes, due to limitations in the existing deployed systems, but IP tunnels to the layer 2 VLAN termination points should be feasible for connecting mobile endpoints to the GENI virtual ethernets.
     133Layer 2 Connectivity:  • An MOU was agreed upon with the UMass Office of Information Technology
     134(OIT) regarding connecting Internet2 to the DOME and ViSE servers, along with
     135VLAN access. There is currently no usable layer2 connection to the UMass Amherst lab available for GENI.  The project is investigating the possibility of installing local fiber that could enable a connection to NLR through an appropriate regional network.  If installed this fiber would support both the [wiki:DOME] and [wiki:ViSE] projects in Spiral 1 and in later stages that include support for mobile nodes.  Layer 2 ethernets will not extend to the !DieselNet nodes, due to limitations in the existing deployed systems, but IP tunnels to the layer 2 VLAN termination points should be feasible for connecting mobile endpoints to the GENI virtual ethernets.
    135136
    136137IT contact at UMass Amherst ?  [[BR]]