= [.. Scaling Up: How to Grow the Topology of an Existing Experiment] =
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== 7. Teardown Experiment ==
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When you are done with your experiment it is always good to clean up and release your resources so other people can use them.
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== 8. Archive Experiment ==
a. If your experiment worked, save your `site.txt` and `site-X.xml` files in version control.
== NEXT! Grow Your Experiment! ==
Now that you have successfully reserved a small topology, you can now grow your topology.
a. Make a copy of `site.txt`.
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a. Edit `bigsite.txt` to have more nodes in the core star topology.
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a. Also change the nodes listed under `[host]` to include all of nodes `2-6`.
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node_list=2,3,4,5,6
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a. Change the name of the output file (replace `X` with the value from your worksheet) to:
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output_rspec=bigsite-X.xml
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a. Go back to the [../DesignSetup Design/Setup] and repeat everything from [../DesignSetup#a3.1GenerateRSpecbasedonexistingsmallertopology Step 3.1.d] onward.
a. How would you go about making a topology besides a star? What if you wanted to install different software on one of the nodes?
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a. View (but do not reserve) a few RSpecs. The [https://www.emulab.net/protogeni/jacks-stable/editor.html Jacks standalone editor] is good for this.
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= [.. Introduction] =