42 | | Experimenters request resources from aggregates using a standard API called the [wiki:GeniApi GENI Aggregate Manager API] or GENI AM API. The AM API allow experimenters to, among other things, list the resources available at an aggregate, request specific resources from the aggregate be allocated to their slices, find the status of resources from the aggregate that are allocated to their slice and delete resources from their slice. The AM API uses [wiki:GeniRspec GENI Rspecs] (resource specifications) to describe resources. Experimenters send to aggregates a ''request'' Rspec that describes the resources they want and get back from the aggregates a ''manifest'' Rspec that describes the resources they got. The manifest includes information such as the names and IP addresses of the compute resources (e.g. virtual machines), user accounts created on the compute resources, etc. Most experimenters will not need to learn details of the AM API or read/write Rspec files; GENI experimenter tools hide much of this complexity. |
| 42 | Experimenters request resources from aggregates using a standard API called the [wiki:GeniApi GENI Aggregate Manager API] or GENI AM API. The AM API allow experimenters to, among other things, list the resources available at an aggregate, request specific resources from the aggregate be allocated to their slices, find the status of resources from the aggregate that are allocated to their slice and delete resources from their slice. The AM API uses [wiki:GeniRspec GENI Rspecs] (resource specifications) to describe resources. Experimenters send to aggregates a ''request'' Rspec that describes the resources they want and get back from the aggregates a ''manifest'' Rspec that describes the resources they got. The manifest includes information the experimenters will need to use these resources such as the names and IP addresses of compute resources (e.g. virtual machines), user accounts created on the resources and VLAN tags assigned to network links. Most experimenters will not need to learn details of the AM API or read/write Rspec files; GENI experimenter tools hide much of this complexity. |