[[PageOutline]] = Systematic Experimentation in GENI = == Schedule == Monday, 1.30pm - 3.30pm == Youtube Link == Video of session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GbT9wD6O5E == Session Leaders == {{{ #!html
Niky Riga
GPO
Sarah Edwards
GPO
Vic Thomas
GPO
}}} == Description == The session will cover techniques that will help experimenters: 1. Develop and manage complex experiments. 2. Gain a better understanding of what is happening with their experiment 3. Ensure experiments are repeatable and reproducible. Topics to be covered include: * Growing an experiment one dimension at a time (number of resources, number of aggregates, adding an OF controller, etc) * Install/post-boot scripts * Custom images * Scripting experiments * Experiment software version control == Agenda == * Motivation [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GEC20Agenda/SystematicExpt/GEC20_Systematic_Expt_Intro_v7.pptx slides] Sarah Edwards, Xuan Liu, Niky Riga, Vic Thomas, GPO * Case Study: Virtual Router Failover in OSPF [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GEC20Agenda/SystematicExpt/GEC20_Systematic_Expt_CaseStudy_FINAL.pptx slides] Xuan Liu, UMKC/GPO * Tools and Techniques * Custom images and install scripts - InstaGENI, Gary Wong, University of Utah - ExoGENI, Paul Ruth, RENCI [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GEC20Agenda/SystematicExpt/PRUTH-systematic-experimentation-renci.pptx slides] * Porting ExoGENI Images to InstaGENI [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GEC20Agenda/SystematicExpt/20140623-eg-ig-images.pdf slides] - Ezra Kissel, Indiana University * Manipulating RSpecs with geni-lib [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GEC20Agenda/SystematicExpt/geni-lib.pdf slides] - Nick Bastin, Barnstormer Softworks * How to Collaborate [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GEC20Agenda/SystematicExpt/GEC20_Systematic_Expt_Intro_v7.pptx slides] (Start on slide 24) - Sarah Edwards, GPO * Q&A * Experimenter Drop-In (next session)