GENI Aggregate Manager API Version 3
The GENI Aggregate Manager API allows aggregates to advertise resources and to allocate resources to Slices in the form of Slivers.
This page documents the GENI Aggregate Manager API Version 3, which was finalized on May 7, 2012.
For API details, see:
- API Version 3 Common Concepts, Arguments, and Returns
- API Version 3 Details
- GENI API implementation status
- GENI credentials for authorization
- GENI certificates for authentication. The GENI AM API uses XML-RPC over SSL with client authentication using certificates.
- GENI URN identifiers for identifying and naming users, slices, slivers, nodes, aggregates, and others.
For background, see:
- Slice-based Facility Architecture (SFA) specification
- PlanetLab Implementation of the Slice-Based Facility Architecture
- ProtoGENI Component Manager API revision 2
See also:
- Draft API Revisions proposed for future versions of this API
- Open issues with this API
- Changes since AM API Version 2
Versions
- Latest: 3 - Documented here. Changes since version 2 include:
- Mostly new method names
- Addressable slivers: the ability to add or delete resources from an existing slice reservation at a single aggregate
- New sliver allocation states & methods.
- Including a cheap 'allocated' state, that tools can use to negotiate resource reservations, and coordinate resource reservations among multiple aggregates (necessary for VLAN stitching)
- Operational states, and a way for aggregates to advertise resource specific operational states and methods in the Ad RSpec.
- Generalized credential argument, allowing aggregates to accept and tools to supply credentials of alternate types
- Return sliver expiration in several method returns
- Specify SSH node login information in a standard RSpec extension
- Standardize certificate contents, specifically including a UUID and email address with particular semantics
- Standardize slice and user name character and length restrictions
- Split
ListResources
in two:ListResources
for Ad RSpecs, andDescribe
for a slice's manifest RSpec
- Previous: 2 - Documented on the v2 page. Changes since v1 include:
- Includes Change Sets A and B from the v2 Deltas page
- Specify that GENI RSpecs are XML documents following standard schemas published on geni.net and documented on the ProtoGENI wiki
- Include additional options in
GetVersion
andListResources
to allow aggregates to specify the RSpec formats they support - Add an 'options' argument, an XML-RPC struct, to all methods with no required values. This allows Aggregates to innovate or support resource-specific functionality.
- Modify all methods to return an XML-RPC struct consisting of at least (1) a return 'code', (2) the 'value' specified by v1 of the API, and (3) a human-readable 'output' on errors. Aggregates are free to innovate by adding additional return values.
- Original: Version 1
- Draft changes for version 4+
- Covers changes proposed for future versions of this API. Documented changes include:
- Add an UpdateSliver method to add/remove/modify resources from a slice at an aggregate
- Others to be proposed
API Overview
The GENI Aggregate Manager API is the control plane interface by which experimenter tools discover and reserve resources at resource providers. It does not include resource specific interactions, application level interactions, or monitoring and management functions.
API Protocols and Data Structures
GENI specifies that the AM API is provided via XML-RPC over an SSL connection. Aggregate Managers shall require client side GENI certificates to authenticate users, accepting only certificates that comply with the adopted GENI certificates standards. The GENI AM API therefore assumes that users have already been authenticated, and that the aggregate manager has available the client certificate to identify the user.
Clients are authorized to take actions at aggregates using GENI credentials. To that end, all methods that require authorization take an argument credentials
. In particular, operations on a single GENI slice require a set of credentials that authorize the client whose certificate was used to authenticate to operate on the slice named by a urn
argument to the method or on the slice containing the slivers named by a urns
argument.
The primary data structure used within this API is a resource specification, known as an RSpec. These XML documents follow a specific set of schemas. They are used by aggregates to list and describe local resources (advertisement RSpecs), by experimenters to describe desired resources (request RSpecs), and then by aggregates to describe reserved resources (manifest RSpecs). For more information on RSpecs, see the RSpecs section on the detail page.
Using the GENI AM API
Clients (experimenters via their tools) use the AM API to discover resources (ListResources
), request resources (Allocate
), provision reserved resources (Provision
), start resources (PerformOperationalAction
), check the status of resources as they are started (Status
), extend their reservation (Renew
), and then return the resources when done (Delete
). Client tools may use GetVersion
to ensure aggregates speak a compatible version of the AM API and known formats for RSpecs. Administrators may call Shutdown
to stop the resources of a slice at this aggregate, perhaps if that slice is misbehaving.
ListResources
returns to the client an advertisement RSpec - a detailed listing of the resources available at that aggregate. From this information, the experimenter may determine which resources to reserve for their use. The RSpec should also have enough information to help the experimenter set the initial configuration for their resources.
Once the experimenter has selected the resources they want and how to configure them, they produce a request RSpec, detailing the resources they want and how they should be configured. They separately contact their slice authority to obtain a slice credential (or set of credentials), granting them rights to reserve resources for that slice. The experimenter then uses their tool and calls Allocate
on this API, passing in both the slice credential and the request RSpec. The aggregate then attempts to satisfy the experimenter's resource request. If the aggregate can satisfy the request, the aggregate reserves the resources for the experimenter. The resources have not been provisioned yet, giving the experimenter a chance to verify the reservation, or check for corresponding resource availability at another aggregate. If it is acceptable, the experimenter (via their tool) calls Provision
to set up the resources. The aggregate then starts the process of instantiating the resources and configuring them as requested in the request RSpec. Once that process has started, the Provision
call returns with a manifest RSpec, listing the resources as reserved and initially configured for the experimenter.
The experimenter tool can then poll the aggregate manager to watch as the resources are configured and become ready for use, by calling Status
, looking for an operational state other than geni_pending_allocation
. The actual operational state that the sliver will change to depends on the sliver and aggregate type.
Operational states are sliver type and aggregate specific, and defined in the aggregate's advertisement RSpec. In many cases, the aggregate indicates that the sliver is fully allocated with a geni_operational_state
value of geni_notready
. Once the resources are ready for use, the experimenter tool will typically call PerformOperationalAction(geni_start)
to start the resources (e.g. boot a machine). The experimenter (or their tool) will also call Renew
to request that their reservation lasts as long as they require the resources for. When the experimenter is done using the resources, they call Delete
to end their reservation. The aggregate then stops and clears the resources, freeing them for use by other clients.
Typical client work flow:
- <Experimenter gets a GENI certificate and slice credential, renewing that slice as needed>
GetVersion()
: learn RSpec formats supported at this aggregateListResources(<user credential>, options)
: get Ad RSpec describing available resources- <Experimenter constructs a request RSpec>
Allocate(<slice URN>, <slice credential>, <request RSpec>, {})
:- Aggregate reserves resources
- Return is a manifest RSpec describing the reserved resources
- Optionally
Delete
some slivers, if you made a mistake, or don't like what the aggregate picked for you.
Provision(<slice URN or sliver URNs>, <slice credential>, <request RSpec>, <users struct>, {})
:- Aggregate instantiates resources
- Return is a manifest RSpec describing the reserved resources, plus any instantiation-specific configuration information
Status(<slice URN or sliver URNs>, <slice credential>, {})
to check that resources are provisioned (e.g. look for operational stategeni_notready
.PerformOperationalAction(<slice URN>, <slice credential>, "geni_start", {})
:- Aggregate starts resources
Status(<slice URN or sliver URNs>, <slice credential>, {})
to check that resources have startedRenew(<slice URN or sliver URNs>, <slice credential>, <newtime>, {})
to extend reservation- <Experimenter uses resources>
Delete(<slice URN or sliver URNs>, <slice credential>, {})
when done
Changes from AM API v2
This version of the AM API includes substantial changes since version 2 of the AM API. For experimenters, a few things are worth noting:
- The old
CreateSliver
operation has now been broken into 3 steps:Allocate
to reserve the resourcesProvision
to instantiate the resources, which may take time to completePerformOperationalAction(geni_start)
to start (e.g. boot) the resources, which also may take time to complete
- Use the new intermediate
geni_allocated
state afterAllocate
to coordinate reservations across aggregates, e.g. to ensure another aggregate can give you nodes to be the other end of a requested link. - Multiple methods have been renamed, typically by removing the
Sliver
term from method names. - Sliver expiration is available in the return from several other methods, like
Provision
- You no longer use
ListResources
to see the contents of your slice - useDescribe
instead.ListResources
is only for the AM's Ad RSpec. - Experimenters can select when to start or stop resources, e.g. when to boot a VM. Consult the operational state machine in the AM's Ad RSpec, and use
PerformOperationalAction
. - SSH login names and keys should be available in manifest RSpecs in a standard format.
- Slice name restrictions have been codified and standardized.
- Slice names are <=19 characters, only alphanumeric plus hyphen (no hyphen in first character):
'^[a-zA-Z0-9][-a-zA-Z0-9]\{0,18\}$'
- Slice UUIDs are required, along with the slice URN, to fully identify slices
- Slice names are <=19 characters, only alphanumeric plus hyphen (no hyphen in first character):
Tool developers should also be aware:
- The
credentials
argument to methods is now a struct, including a type and version for each credential. AMs should advertise which credential types they accept. SAs should advertise which type they provide. - Aggregates may have their own operational states and actions. The advertisement RSpec should define these, probably by
sliver_type
.
Method Signatures
Signatures for the aggregate manager API follow. Examples, return codes, and other details are on the Details page. Most data types and the state machines are explained on the Common Concepts page.
GetVersion
Query static configuration information about this aggregate manager implementation, such as API and RSpec versions supported.
struct GetVersion([optional: struct options])
The options
argument may be omitted entirely by clients.
Note that this method should be understandable by clients expecting any version of this API.
The result is an XML-RPC struct with at least the following members:
{ int geni_api; struct code = { int geni_code; [optional: string am_type;] [optional: int am_code;] } struct value { int geni_api; struct geni_api_versions { URL <this API version #>; # value is a URL, name (key) is a number represented as a string [optional: other supported API versions and the URLs where they run] } array geni_request_rspec_versions of { string type; # case insensitive string version; # case insensitive string schema; string namespace; array extensions of string; }; array geni_ad_rspec_versions of { string type; # case insensitive string version; # case insensitive string schema; string namespace; array extensions of string; }; array geni_credential_types of { string geni_type <case insensitive>; string geni_version <containing an integer>; }; [optional: boolean geni_single_allocation; <optional only if using default of 0>] [optional: string geni_allocate; <case insensitive. optional only if using default of geni_single>] } string output; }
Return Summary
As with all AM API methods, the return is an XML-RPC struct. For GetVersion
, it includes:
- The standard AM API
code
,value
, andoutput
entries. For details, see the Common Concepts page geni_api
: integer version of this API (3). Repeated here for backwards compatibility with older clients.
GetVersion
value
required return members:
geni_api
= 3 (Integer current version of this API).- List of versions of the API supported by this aggregate. For details on doing this, see the Common Concepts page.
- List of request RSpec formats supported by this aggregate. For details on RSpecs, see the Common Concepts page.
- List of advertisement RSpec formats supported by this aggregate. For details on RSpecs, see the Common Concepts page.
- List of supported credential types and versions. For details, see the Common Concepts page.
- Options on how sliver allocation works. See the Common Concepts page.
For details on GetVersion
arguments, returns, and semantics, and a sample minimal return, see the Details page.
ListResources
Return a listing and description of available resources at this aggregate. The resource listing and description provides sufficient information for clients to select among available resources. These listings are known as advertisement RSpecs.
struct ListResources(struct credentials[], struct options)
The following members are available for use in the options parameter. All aggregate managers are required to honor these options.:
{ boolean geni_available <optional>; boolean geni_compressed <optional>; struct geni_rspec_version { string type; # case insensitive string version; # case insensitive }; }
Note that all options may be omitted by the client, except geni_rspec_version
which is required.
Return: On success, the value field of the return struct will contain:
A geni.rspec
advertisment RSpec. For details on RSpecs, see the Common Concepts page.
Note that this is only part of what ListResources
did in earlier versions of this API. For the what-is-in-my-slice functionality, see Describe()
.
This operation is similar to ProtoGENI's `DiscoverResources` operation and to the SFA's GetResources
operation (sec. 6.2.4).
For details on the options (which are required), see the Details page.
Describe
Retrieve a manifest RSpec describing the resources contained by the named entities, e.g. a single slice or a set of the slivers in a slice. This listing and description should be sufficiently descriptive to allow experimenters to use the resources.
struct Describe(string urns[], struct credentials[], struct options[])
The following members are available for use in the options parameter. All aggregate managers are required to honor these options.:
{ boolean geni_compressed <optional>; struct geni_rspec_version { string type; # case insensitive string version; # case insensitive }; }
Note that all options may be omitted by the client except for geni_rspec_version
which is required.
For details on the options, see the Details page.
This method is part of what ListResources
used to do in previous versions of the AM API, and is similar to ProtoGENI `Resolve`.
As described here, the geni_single_allocation
return from GetVersion
advertises whether or not a client may invoke this method on only some of the slivers in a given geni_allocation_state
in a given slice (default is false - the client may operate on only some of the slivers in a given state).
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a struct:
{ geni_rspec: <geni.rspec, a Manifest RSpec> geni_urn: <string slice urn of the containing slice> geni_slivers: [ { geni_sliver_urn: <string sliver urn> geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 expiration of sliver from its current allocation state>, geni_allocation_status: <string sliver state - e.g. geni_allocated or geni_provisioned >, geni_operational_status: <string sliver operational state>, geni_error: <optional string. The field may be omitted entirely but may not be null/None, explaining any failure for a sliver.> }, ... ] }
Note that the manifest RSpec for allocated slivers may contain less detail than for provisioned slivers. Aggregates are expected to combine the manifests of all requested slivers into a single manifest RSpec. Note that a manifest returned here for only some of the slivers in a slice at this aggregate may contain references to resources not described in this manifest because they are in other slivers.
If a slice urn is supplied and there are no slivers in the given slice at this aggregate, then geni_rspec
shall be a valid manifest RSpec, containing zero (0) node
or link
elements - that is, specifying no resources. geni_slivers
may be an empty array, or may be an array of previous slivers that have since been deleted or expired. Calling Describe
on one or more sliver URNs that are unknown, deleted or expired shall result in an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
, EXPIRED
or ERROR
geni_code
).
Manifests are not necessarily static. In general, the manifest of a given sliver should be static once it has reached the operational state geni_ready
(e.g., fully booted). However, this API does not require that to be true.
See the Common Concepts page about the credentials, rspec, and urns arguments, and also for details on allocation states, operational states, and datetime values. See GeniApiIdentifiers for details on URN structure.
Allocate
Allocate resources as described in a request RSpec argument to a slice with the named URN. On success, one or more slivers are allocated, containing resources satisfying the request, and assigned to the given slice. This method returns a listing and description of the resources reserved for the slice by this operation, in the form of a manifest RSpec.
Allocated slivers are held for an aggregate-determined period. Clients must Renew
or Provision
slivers before the expiration time (given in the return struct), or the aggregate will automatically Delete
them.
Aggregates should implement Allocate()
as quick, cheap, and not impacting provisioned resources, such that it can be readily undone.
Allocate
is an all or nothing request: if the aggregate cannot completely satisfy the request RSpec, it should fail the request entirely.
struct Allocate(string slice_urn, struct credentials[], geni.rspec rspec, struct options)
This is the first part of what CreateSliver
used to do in previous versions of the AM API. The second part is now done by Provision
, and the final part is done by PerformOperationalAction
. See above for an overview of this process.
This operation is similar to ProtoGENI's GetTicket operation.
As described here, the geni_allocate
return from GetVersion
advertises when a client may legally call Allocate
(only once at a time per slice, whenever desired, or multiple times only if the requested resources do not interact).
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a struct:
{ geni_rspec: <geni.rspec manifest of newly allocated slivers>, geni_slivers: [ { geni_sliver_urn: <string sliver urn> geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 expiration of sliver from its current allocation state>, geni_allocation_status: <string sliver state - e.g. geni_allocated> }, ... ] }
The manifest is a manifest RSpec of only newly allocated slivers, using the schema matching the input request schema (as required on the Common Concepts page).
Arguments:
slice_urn
: The URN of the slice to which the resources specified inrspec
will be allocated. For details on GENI AM API URN identifiers, see the GENI wiki page.rspec
: An RSpec matching the GENI standard request RSpec schema containing the resources that the caller is requesting for allocation to the slice specified inslice_urn
. See the Common Concepts page.credentials
: The standard authorization argument. See the Common Concepts page.
Options include:
{ [optional geni_end_time: <dateTime.rfc3339: requested expiration of all new slivers, may be ignored by aggregates>] }
See the Common Concepts page for details on geni_end_time, RSpecs, expiration dateTime, and allocation states.
Renew
Request that the named slivers be renewed, with their expiration extended. If possible, the aggregate should extend the slivers to the requested expiration time, or to a sooner time if policy limits apply. This method applies to slivers that are geni_allocated
or to slivers that are geni_provisioned
, though different policies may apply to slivers in the different states, resulting in much shorter max expiration times for geni_allocated
slivers.
struct Renew(string urns[], struct credentials[], dateTime.rfc3339 expiration_time, struct options)
This operation used to be called RenewSliver
. Use Renew(<slice_urn>)
to get the equivalent functionality.
Options include geni_best_effort
, specifying whether the client prefers all included slivers to be renewed or none, or wants a partial success if possible. See the Common Concepts page under geni_best_effort and Operations on Individual Slivers.
When Renew
is called with geni_best_effort
false, the entire method will fail (return non-zero geni_code
) if any requested sliver cannot be renewed to the requested time, and all slivers will keep their original expiration time. When Renew
is called with geni_best_effort
true, some slivers may fail to be renewed. In this case, the allocation state and expiration times do not change. geni_error
may optionally be returned by the aggregate to explain this failure.
As described here, the geni_single_allocation
return from GetVersion
advertises whether or not a client may invoke this method on only some of the slivers in a given geni_allocation_state
in a given slice (default is false - the client may operate on only some of the slivers in a given state).
Arguments:
expiration_time
: The date-time string in RFC 3339 format in UTC when the reservation(s) should be extended until. See the Common Concepts page.
See the Common Concepts page for details on the urns and credentials arguments.
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a list of structs:
[ { geni_sliver_urn: <string>, geni_allocation_status: <string>, geni_operational_status: <string>, geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 when the sliver expires from its current allocation state>, geni_error: <optional string. The field may be omitted entirely but may not be null/None, explaining any renewal failure for this sliver> }, ... ]
Calling Renew
on an unknown, deleted or expired sliver (by explicit URN) shall result in an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
, EXPIRED
or ERROR
geni_code
) (unless geni_best_effort
is true, in which case the method may succeed, but return a geni_error
for each sliver that failed). Attempting to Renew
a slice (no slivers identified) with no current slivers at this aggregate may return an empty list of slivers, may return a list of previous slivers that have since been deleted, or may
even return an error (SEARCHFAILED
or EXPIRED
). Note therefore that an empty list is a valid return from this method.
It is legal to attempt to renew a sliver to a sooner expiration time than the sliver was previously due to expire. Not all aggregates will support this however.
See the Common Concepts page for details on allocation and operational states, operations on individual slivers, geni_best_effort, sliver expiration times, urns, and credentials.
Provision
Request that the named geni_allocated
slivers be made geni_provisioned
, instantiating or otherwise realizing the resources, such that they have a valid geni_operational_status
and may possibly be made geni_ready
for experimenter use. This operation is synchronous, but may start a longer process, such as creating and imaging a virtual machine.
struct Provision(string urns[], struct credentials[], struct options)
This operation is part of what CreateSliver
used to do. The first part of what CreateSliver
did is now in Allocate()
. Note that resources are not necessarily ready for experimenter use after the work that this function initiates finally completes. Consult the geni_operational_status
, and the advertised operational state machine. Consider calling PerformOperationalAction
, e.g. with the command name geni_start
.
The operation is similar to ProtoGENI's RedeemTicket method.
The following option is required. All aggregate managers are required to honor this option. This field is used to specify the format of the returned manifest RSpec, as in the Describe() method. See the Details page and the Common Concepts page for more information:
{ struct geni_rspec_version { string type; # case insensitive string version; # case insensitive }; }
Other options include:
geni_best_effort
: Do all slivers fail if any single sliver fails?geni_end_time
: Requested sliver expiration timestruct geni_users[]
: Resource login information. See the Common Concepts page.
As described here, the geni_single_allocation
return from GetVersion
advertises whether or not a client may invoke this method on only some of the slivers in a given geni_allocation_state
in a given slice (default is false - the client may operate on only some of the slivers in a given state).
When only a slice URN is supplied (no specific sliver URNs), this method applies only to the slivers currently in the geni_allocated
allocation state.
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a struct:
geni_rspec: <geni.rspec, RSpec manifest>, geni_slivers: [ { geni_sliver_urn: <string>, geni_allocation_status: <string>, geni_operational_status: <string>, geni_expires <dateTime.rfc3339 when the sliver expires from its current allocation state>, geni_error: <optional string. The field may be omitted entirely but may not be null/None, explaining any failure to Provision this sliver.> }, ... ],
The returned manifest must be in the format specified by the geni_rspec_version
option. The returned manifest covers only newly provisioned slivers. Use Describe
to get a manifest of all provisioned slivers. When geni_best_effort
is true, all requested slivers are returned, but some slivers may have failed (geni_allocation_status
will remain geni_allocated
). Check geni_error
for details. Attempting to Provision
an unknown or expired sliver when geni_best_effort
is false shall result in an error (SEARCHFAILED
or EXPIRED
or ERROR
geni_code
). Attempting to Provision
a slice (no slivers identified) with no current slivers at this aggregate shall return an error (SEARCHFAILED
).
Note that previously allocated slivers may have expired (been deleted) by the time you call Provision
.
See the Common Concepts page for details on allocation and operational states, operations on individual slivers, geni_best_effort, sliver expiration times, urns, credentials, rspecs, and geni_users.
Status
Get the status of a sliver or slivers belonging to a single slice at the given aggregate. Status
may include other dynamic reservation or instantiation information as required by the resource type and aggregate. This method is used to provide updates on the state of the resources after the completion of Provision
, which began to asynchronously provision the resources. This should be relatively dynamic data, not descriptive data as returned in the manifest RSpec.
struct Status(string urns[], struct credentials[], struct options)
This operation used to be called SliverStatus
in earlier versions of the AM API. geni_slivers
has replaced geni_resources
and geni_sliver_urn
replaces geni_urn
. geni_status
is replaced with 2 fields, geni_allocation_status
and geni_operational_status
.
This method has no required options.
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a struct:
{ geni_urn: <slice URN> geni_slivers: [ { geni_sliver_urn: <sliver URN> geni_allocation_status: <string, eg provisioned> geni_operational_status: <string, eg ready> geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 of individual sliver expiration from current allocation state> geni_error: <string, eg '' - not null/None and not optional>, }, { geni_sliver_urn: <sliver URN> geni_allocation_status: <string, eg provisioned> geni_operational_status: <string, eg ready> geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 of individual sliver expiration from current allocation state> geni_error: <string, eg '' - not null/None and not optional>, } ] }
Note that aggregates may return other information, such as details on sliver contents, etc.
Calling Status()
on an unknown, deleted or expired sliver (by explicit URN) shall result in an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
, EXPIRED
or ERROR
) (unless geni_best_effort
is true, in which case the method may succeed, but return a geni_error
for each sliver that failed). Attempting to get Status()
for a slice (no slivers identified) with no current slivers at this aggregate may return an empty list for geni_slivers
, may return a list of previous slivers that have since been deleted, or may even return an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
or EXPIRED
). Note therefore that geni_slivers
may be an empty list.
See the Common Concepts page for details on allocation and operational states, sliver expiration times, urns, and credentials.
PerformOperationalAction
Perform the named operational action on the named slivers, possibly changing the geni_operational_status
of the named slivers. E.G. 'start' a VM. For valid operations and expected states, consult the state diagram advertised in the aggregate's advertisement RSpec.
struct PerformOperationalAction (string urns[], struct credentials[], string action, struct options={})
This operation is similar to ProtoGENI functions like StartSliver
, StopSliver
, and RestartSliver
in the PG CMv2 API.
Aggregate Managers SHOULD return an error code of 13
(UNSUPPORTED
) if they do not support a given action
for a given resource. An AM SHOULD constrain actions based on the current operational state of the resource. This is a fast synchronous operation, and MAY start long-running sliver transitions whose status can be queried using Status
. This method should only be called, and is only valid, when the sliver is fully allocated (operational status is not geni_pending_allocation
).
While the action
argument may be aggregate and sliver type specific (none are required for all aggregates and sliver types), this API does define three common actions that AMs should support if possible: geni_start
, geni_stop
, and geni_restart
. Calling PerformOperationalAction
with the action geni_start
corresponds to the final part of what CreateSliver
did in AM API v2. For more information, see the Common Concepts page section on operational actions.
Options include: geni_best_effort
. Default is false (action applies to all slivers equally or none; the method returns an error code without changing the operational state if any sliver fails).
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a list of structs:
[ { geni_sliver_urn : <string>, geni_allocation_status: <string, eg geni_provisioned>, geni_operational_status : <string>, geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 of individual sliver expiration from current allocation state>, [optional: 'geni_resource_status' : string with resource-specific status in more detail than operational_status; may be omitted], [optional: 'geni_error': string explanation of operation failure for this sliver. The field may be omitted but if present may not be null/None.] }, ... ] ;
Note that PerformOperationalAction
may return an empty list, if no slivers were in the request or in the specified slice. However, the method may instead return an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
). Calling this method on a specific sliver that is unknown, expired, or deleted shall result in an error (SEARCHFAILED
or EXPIRED
or ERROR
), unless geni_best_effort
is true.
The optional geni_resource_status
field MAY be returned for each sliver which contains a resource-specific status that may be more nuanced than the options for geni_operational_status
.
See the Common Concepts page for details on allocation and operational states, operational methods, operations on individual slivers, geni_best_effort, sliver expiration times, urns, and credentials.
Delete
Delete the named slivers, making them geni_unallocated
. Resources are stopped if necessary, and both de-provisioned and de-allocated. No further AM API operations may be performed on slivers that have been deleted.
struct Delete(string urns[], struct credentials[], struct options)
This operation used to be called DeleteSliver
in earlier versions of this API. To get the functionality of DeleteSliver
, call Delete
with the slice URN.
This operation is similar to ProtoGENI's DeleteSliver operation and to SFA's DeleteSlice
operation (sec. 6.2.3).
Options include: geni_best_effort
As described here, the geni_single_allocation
return from GetVersion
advertises whether or not a client may invoke this method on only some of the slivers in a given geni_allocation_state
in a given slice (default is false - the client may operate on only some of the slivers in a given state).
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain a list of structs:
[ { geni_sliver_urn: <string>, geni_allocation_status: <string>, geni_expires: <dateTime.rfc3339 when the sliver expires from its current allocation state>, [optional: 'geni_error': string indicating any AM failure deleting the sliver. The field may be omitted but may not be null/None.] }, ... ]
Note that this method should return a struct for each deleted sliver, with the URN of the deleted sliver, the allocation state geni_unallocated
, and the time when the sliver was previously set to expire. This method may also return an empty list, if no slivers are at this aggregate in the specified slice.
Note that aggregates will automatically delete slivers whose expiration time is reached.
Calling Delete()
on an unknown, expired or deleted sliver (by explicit URN) shall result in an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
, EXPIRED
, or ERROR
) (unless geni_best_effort
is true, in which case the method may succeed and return a geni_error
for each sliver that failed). Attempting to Delete
a slice (no slivers identified) with no current slivers at this aggregate may return an empty list of slivers, may return a list of previous slivers that have since been deleted, or may even return an error (e.g. SEARCHFAILED
or `EXPIRED); details are aggregate specific.
See the Common Concepts page for details on allocation and operational states, operations on individual slivers, geni_best_effort, sliver expiration times, urns, and credentials.
Shutdown
Perform an emergency shutdown on the slivers in the given slice at this aggregate. Resources should be taken offline, such that experimenter access (on both the control and data plane) is cut off. No further actions on the slivers in the given slice should be possible at this aggregate, until an un-specified operator action restores the slice's slivers (or deletes them). This operation is intended for operator use. The slivers are shut down but remain available for further forensics.
struct Shutdown(string slice_urn, struct credentials[], struct options)
This operation is similar to ProtoGENI's Shutdown operation. The SFA specification does not include this operation.
No options are required.
Return: On success, the value
field of the return struct will contain: XML-RPC boolean, indicating whether the resources associated with this reservation were successfully shut down to a state suitable for forensics. Return should be true, or else an error should be returned.
If the given slice has no resources locally, or was previously Shutdown
, return shall be true, indicating the slice is shut down.
See the Common Concepts page for details on the credentials argument.