= Materials and Guidance for leading the exercise: Understanding the AM API using Content Centric Networking = '''If you are planning to lead this in a classroom, please drop a note to help@geni.net letting us know.''' [../Background Background information] about pre-requisites, tools, resources, and where to get help. == Exercise materials == * Slides ([attachment:GettingStarted_PartII_slides_141030.pptx pptx]) * Slides come in two parts: * [http://groups.geni.net/geni/raw-attachment/wiki/GENIEducation/IntroTalks/Tools_16x9.pptx Background Presentation] covers three topics needed for the exercise (see [wiki:GENIEducation/IntroTalks IntroTalks] for videos and a script of this material): - About AM API and RSpec - How the Jacks and omni tools use the AM API under the covers - Automating resource configuration with OS images, install scripts, and open source configuration management tools * [attachment:LabOne_slides_150923.pptx Presentation about the exercise] includes overview of steps and info about CCNX. * Worksheets for use during the exercise. Each page of these documents references a different aggregate. Make as many copies of these worksheets as you need but keep the distribution across the various aggregates. * InstaGENI aggregate worksheets ([attachment:UnderstandAMAPIWorksheet_IGonly_141030.docx docx]) * Instructions for the exercise: * [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/jacks/GettingStarted_PartII_ccn/Procedure using Jacks] * [wiki:GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/jFed/GettingStarted_PartII_ccn/Procedure using jFed]