Changes between Version 13 and Version 14 of GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/SystematicExprCaseStudy/InstallSoftware

Timestamp:

05/06/16 13:36:19 (8 years ago)

Author:

lnevers@bbn.com

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GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/SystematicExprCaseStudy/InstallSoftware

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 The `xorp` installation takes ~40 minutes to complete. If you choose to run rhe `scons check` it will take an additional hour to complete. Once completed you will find the directory `xorp` under path `/usr/local/` directory
 
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 = 3. Create Custom Image =
 
-From the manual installation procedure to customize the VM, we learned that it is not efficient to manually install `XORP` on multiple VMs. An alternative approach is to create a custom image of `Ubuntu 12.04 LTS` with `XORP` pre-installed, and save this custom image for future usage. You can create InstaGENI custom images via either JACKS or with Omni, details can be found at [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/HowTo/ManageCustomImagesInstaGENI ManageCustomImageInstaGENI]. 
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-Here we use Flack to create InstaGENI custom image of `Ubuntu 12.04` that has `XORP` pre-installed. 
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-In Flack, for the same VM that we have just installed `xorp`, go to it's node property (i.e., clicking [[Image(GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/SystematicExprCaseStudy/InstallSoftware:info.jpg)]]), and click the button ''' ''Create Image'' '''.
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-[[Image(GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/SystematicExprCaseStudy/InstallSoftware:flack-vm-customimage.png, 60%, nolink)]]
+From the manual installation procedure to customize the VM, we learned that it is not efficient to manually install `XORP` on multiple VMs. An alternative approach is to create a custom image of `Ubuntu 12.04 LTS` with `XORP` pre-installed and save this custom image for future usage. 
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+You can create InstaGENI custom images in the Slice page by selecting the ''' ''Snapshot'' ''' button:
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+[[Image(GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/SystematicExprCaseStudy/InstallSoftware:snapshot.jpg)]]
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+Choose an custom image name that reflects its content and whether the image is visible to other GENI Users:
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+[[Image(GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/SystematicExprCaseStudy/InstallSoftware:CustomName.jpg,60%)]]
 
 In about 10 minutes, you will get an email that has image information similar to the following:
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+Further details can be found at [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/HowTo/ManageCustomImagesInstaGENI ManageCustomImageInstaGENI].  
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 If your are going to use the same slice in the next step, now it's time to release the VM resource. 
  * Use Omni