Setting up your Computer with GENI Tools

Some of the tutorials will require you have a laptop that has:

1. The Omni experimenter tool installed (Instructions)
2. An ssh client (Instructions)
3. Chrome and Firefox browsers (Instructions)

1. Install Omni

Please make sure to install/upgrade to Omni 2.8

Download and install omni by following the instructions at:

​http://trac.gpolab.bbn.com/gcf/wiki/Omni (You do not have to configure Omni at this time. You will be given instructions at the conference.)

Test the installation

1. Open a new terminal window (or command prompt in windows (Start menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt)) and type

          omni --version
   

   If omni prints out its version number, you are all set!

2. SSH Client

Mac OS X/Linux

Mac OS X and Linux come with an ssh client you can run from a Terminal window. You do not need to install anything. Proceed to the Test SSH with Keys section below.

Windows

Install FireSSH, a Firefox ssh plugin:

• Install the plugin from ​FireSSH
  

Test SSH with keys

You should have received a copy of an SSH private key by email.

To test your setup you will need this information:

• username: sshtest
• hostname: pc3.geni.it.cornell.edu
• port: 32826
• passphrase for private key: v3rify

Mac OS X/Linux/Cygwin : Follow these instructions. If you see the prompt [sshtest@my-node ~]$ you are all set!
Windows : Use Firefox with FireSSH installed to test your ssh setup. See instructions at these instructions. If you see the prompt [sshtest@my-node ~]$ you are all set!

3. Install Chrome and Firefox browsers

1. Chrome: ​Google Chrome
2. Firefox: ​Firefox.

4. Install and test Java 8 (Required if you attending Newcomers Day or the jFed tutorial)

1. Install a recent Oracle Java 8 version (openJDK does not work well)
   • Windows and Mac users can go to ​http://java.com/en/download/
   • Linux users: see ​http://jfed.iminds.be/java8_on_linux/
2. Verify you have the right version of Java installed: ​http://java.com/verify.

Test your installation:

1. Use Firefox to go to ​http://jfed.iminds.be.
2. Click on the green button labeled "Quickstart jFed experimenter tool".
3. If your Java setup is correct, a window will pop up that looks like:

You are done with the Java setup! You can close the window.
Mac users: If the above window does not pop-up, see the instructions at ​http://doc.ilabt.iminds.be/jfed-documentation/mac.html.