[[PageOutline]] = Service Developers Roundtable at GEC16 = Tuesday, March 19, 8:30am - 10am [[BR]] Room: [[BR]] Session leader: Harry Mussman (GENI Project Office, Raytheon BBN Technologies) [[BR]] == Description == This session will focus on the evolution of tools and services to allow GENI to work towards a "unified experiment environment". [[BR]] The discussion topics are: * Future of graphical resource assignment tools * Integration of portals and tools with graphical interfaces * Introduction of the OMF to configure and orchestrate Instrumentation and Measurement (I&M) and the experimenter's application services In each case, we will start with a review of current tools and services, and then have a round-table discussion possible next steps towards a “unified experiment environment”. [[BR]] Finally, we will form teams to continue the discussion. [[BR]] == Pre-Requisites == None [[BR]] == Agenda == This is a tentative agenda, which may change. [[BR]] == 1) Introductions == 8:30am [[BR]] == 2) Future of graphical resource assignment tools == 8:35am [[BR]] === Introduction === Harry Mussman [[BR]] GENI experiment management Step 3: Obtain slice, install software * Now: GIMI using ExoGENI, Flukes; loads images/pkgs * Now: GEMINI using InstaGENI, FLACK; loads images/pkgs * Consider: move towards common graphical resource assignment tool for both ExoGENI and InstaGENI racks === Current GENI CH Portal === Tom Mitchell (or Aaron Helsinger) [[BR]] 5min 3 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues; future possibilities === Current FLACK tool === (Rob Ricci) [[BR]] 5min 3 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues; future possibilities === Current Flukes tool === (Ilia Baldine) [[BR]] 2min 2 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues; future possibilities === Roundtable discussion === 15min [[BR]] Tom Mitchell; (Ilia Baldine); (Rob Ricci); Niky Riga How do we move towards common graphical resource assignment tool for both ExoGENI and InstaGENI racks? [[BR]] What features are required? desirable? What is relationship to portals? [Any additional topics, suggestions and issues suggested AHEAD OF TIME by members of roundtable?] At the end: * List of conclusions * List of issues * Team to continue discussion == 4) Rationalization of all graphical portals, and all graphical tools == 9:10am [[BR]] === Overview === Harry Mussman [[BR]] 2min Step 2: Establish exper mgmt environment * Next: GENI CH Portal, to establish credentials, and enter GENI Step 3: Obtain slice, install software * Now: GIMI using ExoGENI, Flukes; loads images/pkgs * Now: GEMINI using InstaGENI, FLACK; loads images/pkgs * Next: move towards common graphical resource assignment tool for both ExoGENI and InstaGENI racks Step 5: Run/orchestrate I&M and exp app * Now: GEMINI uses portal to GUI, to config/orchestrate * Now: GEMINI uses portal to GUI, to configure and present graphs * Now: GIMI uses portal incl GUI, to configure and present graphs Step 6: Analyze * Now: Both use portal on GENI Storage Service (iRODS) to curate files (objects) Next: Need to rationalize all graphical portals, and all graphical tools, to better unify experiment environment === Current GENI CH Portal === (Tom Mitchell or Aaron Helsinger) [[BR]] 2min 2 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues === Current GEMINI Portal (GENI Desktop) === (Charles Carpenter or Jim Griffioen) [[BR]] 2min 2 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues === Current GIMI Portal/GUI === (Max Ott) [[BR]] 2min 2 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues === Strawman linked portals === (Jeanne Ohren) [[BR]] 2min Suggest: * Consider single sign-on at GENI CH portal, * then link to GEMINI Portal (GENI Desktop) for entry into I&M tools, * then link to I&M GUIs (including the GIMI portal/GUI and the iRODS portal/GUI) === Roundtable discussion === 15min (Tom Mitchell or Aaron Helsinger); (Charles Carpenter or Jim Griffioen); (Max Ott); (Jeanne Ohren); Niky Riga Discuss linked portals, with single sign-on [Any additional topics, suggestions and issues suggested AHEAD OF TIME by members of roundtable?] At the end: any conclusions, list of issues, team to continue discussion == 5) Introduction of OMF to config/orchestrate I&M and ExpApp services == 9:35am === Overview === Harry Mussman 2min Step 5: Run/orchestrate I&M and exp app * Now: GEMINI uses portal to GUI, to config/orchestrate * Now: GIMI uses OMF EC with Ruby script to config/orchestrate * Gap: no common way to config/orchestrate exp apps * Next: Need to rationalize orchestration of all services, including GIMI, GEMINI and Exp Apps, to better unify experiment environment * Suggest: Introduce OMF for config/orchestration of all I&M tools and Exp Apps; later, add optional graphical interface === Summarize OMF capabilities === Max Ott 10min 5 slides: current config; current capabilities and issues; future possibilities === Roundtable discussion === Max Ott; Marshall Brinn; Martin Swany; Fraida Fund 15min How/when to introduce OMF for config/orchestration of all I&M tools and Exp Apps Later, add optional graphical interface? [Any additional topics, suggestions and issues suggested AHEAD OF TIME by members of roundtable?] At the end: any conclusions, list of issues, team to continue discussion == 6) Adjourn == 10am