190 | | |
191 | | |
192 | | == 2. Slice setup == |
193 | | |
194 | | Now that you are a member of a project, you can create a slice and reserve resources. |
195 | | |
196 | | === 2.1 Create a slice === |
197 | | |
198 | | {{{ |
199 | | #!html |
200 | | <table border="0"> |
201 | | |
202 | | <tr> |
203 | | |
204 | | <td > |
205 | | <ol> |
206 | | <li> Go to the <i>Home</i> tab. </li> |
207 | | <li> Press the <b>Create Slice</b> button for this project.</li> |
208 | | <li> <FONT COLOR="black">As a slice name use the slice name on your worksheet (the slice name should be of the form <code>portal##</code>), you can leave the description empty and press <b>Create Slice</b></font> |
209 | | </li> |
210 | | |
211 | | |
212 | | </ol> |
213 | | </td> |
214 | | <td> |
215 | | |
216 | | <img border="0" src="http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/PortalSimpleLayer2Example/Graphics/createslice_3.png?format=raw" alt="Create a GENI Slice" height="150" title="Create a GENI Slice" /> |
217 | | <br /> |
218 | | <b>Figure 4-1</b> <i>Create a new slice.</i> |
219 | | </td> |
220 | | </tr> |
221 | | </table> |
222 | | }}} |
223 | | |
224 | | === 2.2 Renew your slice === |
225 | | Slices and the resources within them are reserved until their individual ''expiration times''. Renewing allows you to extend the expiration time of your slice and the resources in them. |
226 | | {{{ |
227 | | #!html |
228 | | |
229 | | <table id="Table_01" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> |
230 | | <tr> |
231 | | <td> |
232 | | <img src="http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/Graphics/warning-icon-hi.png?format=raw" width="50" height="50" alt="Warning"> |
233 | | </td> |
234 | | <td>Slices and the resources within them have <i>distinct</i> expiration times. You must renew <b>both</b> the slice and the resources separately. |
235 | | </td> |
236 | | </tr> |
237 | | </table> |
238 | | }}} |
239 | | |
240 | | {{{ |
241 | | #!html |
242 | | <table border="0"> |
243 | | <tr> |
244 | | |
245 | | <td > |
246 | | <ol> |
247 | | <li>On the <i>Slice</i> page, select the <b>Renew slice only</b> radio button.</li> |
248 | | <li>Click on the date below. In the calendar that pops up, select tomorrow's date.</li> |
249 | | <li>Press <b>Renew</b> to renew the slice. Renewing the slice now allows the resources to have longer initial expiration times.</li> |
250 | | |
251 | | </ol> |
252 | | </td> |
253 | | <td> |
254 | | <img border="0" src="http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/GREESC13/PortalSimpleLayer2Example/Graphics/renew_slice_v1.png?format=raw" alt="Renew slice" height="300" title="Renew Slice" /> |
255 | | <br /> |
256 | | <b>Figure 5-1</b> <i>Renew the slice.</i></i> |
257 | | </td> |
258 | | </tr> |
259 | | </table> |
260 | | }}} |
261 | | |