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+= GENIDesktop Tutorial @ GEC23 = 
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+=== What is the GENIDesktop ? ===
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+The GENIDesktop is a tool that supports multiple ways to “visualize” a slice, and makes it easy to apply an operation to a subset of resources within a slice. It basically uses a file-browser-like interface that users are familiar with. The analogy is selecting files in a file browser and applying an operation (regardless of the “view” – e.g., list view, icon view, detailed view, etc.). GENIDesktop supports extensible functionality we called '''Modules''' that perform commonly used operations like ssh, file-copy, running a command, rebooting nodes , etc, as can also be used to support custom functionality.   It also provides graphs and table data for various statistics collected from the nodes in a slice. This is done  with the use of the GENIDesktop monitoring tools that interact with the experiment’s resources over the control plane via a [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/Global_Node Global Node]. The GENIDesktop automatically adds software to a slice that will measure and monitor network traffic and other information about the slice.The GENIDesktop is also integrated with JACKS which can be used to create and modify RSPEC topologies.
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+This tutorial will demonstrate :
+ - How to login to the GENI Desktop
+ - How to use Slice and Sliver Creation Tools (JACKS) in the GENI Desktop
+ - Perform a simple traffic generation and experiment monitoring using the Browser (GENI Desktop GUI)
+ - Perform a simple traffic generation and experiment monitoring using the Command Line Tool (gdcli) 
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+For the purpose of this tutorial, we will be using a simple two VM topology connected via a link within a single aggregate.
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+== Prerequisites: ==
+   - A GENI account, if you don't already have one [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/SignMeUp sign up!]
+   - Familiarity with reserving GENI resources using one of the GENI Tools (GENI Experimenter Portal, Jacks). See Jacks [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/jacks/GettingStarted_PartI/Procedure A First Experiment Using GENI and Jacks Tool]
+   - Familiarity with the Unix Command line.
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+NOTE: GENIDesktop pages may not load properly on Smartphones and Tablets. Windows , Linux and MAC are the preferred desktop to be used for this tutorial.   
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+== Tools: ==
+ - latest version of Firefox browser or the Google Chrome browser installed
+ - Pop-up blockers and javascript blockers disabled in the browser being used
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+NOTE: SAFARI on MAC and IE on WINDOWS are not fully supported at this time.
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+== Where to get help: ==
+ - If you need help with GENIDesktop, please email us at [mailto:geni-users@googlegroups.com]
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+== Tutorial Instructions ==
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+ === '''!Exercises/Tasks''' ===
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+ 1. ''' Create your Experiment: '''
+  * [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/let_me_in Login to GENIDesktop ]
+  * [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/create_slice Create your Slice]
+  * [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/jacks Allocate Resources using JACKS in the GENIDesktop]
+  * [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/ready_init_instr View resources while they are being created, initialized and Instrumentized]
+ 1. '''[wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/GENI_Desktop_runcmd Running Experiments:]''' Load and execute code
+ 1. '''[wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/GENI_Desktop_ssh Viewing Traffic:]''' SSH into nodes, generate and view traffic
+ 1. '''[wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/05032016/GENIDesktop_CLI GENIDesktop CLI:]''' Perform GENIDesktop operations using a Command Line Interface.