GENI Aggregate Manager API

Wed, 1300-1430

Organizer: Aaron Helsinger, GPO

Dial In: 866-453-5550; Participant pin: 6513886#

The Aggregate Manager API has been in use for over a year. This session will seek agreement on several proposed changes to the API. These changes include (1) supporting optional per-aggregate options, (2) changing all method return structures to provide richer feedback, (3) adding support for UpdateSliver to dynamically add or remove resources from your slice, and (4) beginning discussions about tickets to support negotiated reservations, brokering, scheduling, and other future features.

Note: The Coding Sprint session on Friday afternoon will be used to further specify some of the changes discussed here. That session will ensure common handling of edge cases, error conditions, and other implementation details.

Agenda

• Status of the AM API - Aaron Helsinger
• Previously discussed changes - Aaron Helsinger
  • RSpecs are GENI V3 schema XML documents
  • Add a new options argument and change method returns to a richer structure
  • Add UpdateSliver to support add, modifying, or removing resources from a slice at an aggregate
• New change topic: Tickets
  • Rob Ricci
  • Andy Bavier
  • Ilia Baldine
• Discussion

Background Reading

• GENI AM API V1 wiki page
• Draft AM API Revisions wiki page
• GENI developer list discussions on ​new options and return structures, and on ​Updatesliver