Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/GEC23/GENI_Desktop_and_GEMINI_runcmd

Timestamp:

06/08/15 17:15:37 (9 years ago)

Author:

Hussamuddin Nasir

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GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GENIDesktop/GEC23/GENI_Desktop_and_GEMINI_runcmd

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 == Loading Files onto Nodes ==
 
-Clicking on the launcher [[Image(wiki:GEMINI/Tutorial/Images:launcher.png)]] and selecting the '''File Upload''' module [[Image(wiki:GEMINI/Tutorial/Images:launchermenu.png)]].  This module will allow you to copy files to the GENI Desktop.  From the GENI Desktop, the files can then be copied onto the nodes you select through the file upload window (see below).
+= File Upload Module =
+ This module will allow you to upload a file or a groups of files (we call fileset) to a user-selected destination directory on one or multiple  nodes in your slice. In order to do this the user first uploads the files to the GENIDesktop Cloud. When satisfied with the set of files, user can then select the node/nodes you want these files distributed to.
 
-[[Image(wiki:GEMINI/Tutorial/Images:fileuploadwindow.png)]]
+[[Image(GEMINI/Tutorial/Images:fileupload1.png)]]
 
+ 1. Click on the '''File upload'''  button from the list of buttons in the top left of the page.
+ 2. In the small window that shows ups, Click on the folder Directory listing and select the folder you want the files uploaded to. This is a temporary location at the GENIDesktop where we store the uploaded files. (You can create directories and store uploaded files in different directories for later distribution)
+ 3. Once you have selected a temporary folder location, Click on the '''Browse''' button in the right column and select the files you want to upload.
+ 4. Once your files have been selected, Click on the '''Upload Files to GENI Cloud''' button. These files should then show up in the left column under the folder you uploaded to.
+ 5. Select the node/nodes on which you want to upload your files to from the logical view . Then click on the '''Set Selected Node''' button. Make sure you see your selected nodes listed below that button. In the '''To''' text box, type in the destination location you want to upload these files to. This location should be a directory that exists on all the nodes in your slice.
+ 6. Click on the '''Distribute''' button. You should see a progress bar for the upload progress.
 
 === File Sets ===