GENI: Spring 2015 Train the TA Sessions

Dates and Times

Session 1: Friday, January 30, 2015 from 2pm to 5pm ET
Session 2: Friday, February 6, 2015 from 2pm to 5pm ET

Requirements and Pre-Work

1. Computer: To participate in the training and the hands-on tutorials you will need a modern computer with the following minimum requirements:
   • recent version of Mac OS, Windows or Linux
   • at least 2GB of memory
   • a modern processor, at least dual core and >1.5 GHz, (no Intel Atom, no netbooks, no tablets)
   • internet connectivity
   • webcam
   • microphone/speakers
2. GENI Account: Verify ability to login to the GENI Portal (​https://portal.geni.net) using a browser such as Chrome or Firefox (not Safari or IE).
3. GENI Tools: Tutorials in this training will require that you install some software on your computer has. Please follow these instructions

Session Leaders

Sarah Edwards GPO	Regina Hain GPO

Topics

Session 1

[An introduction to GENI and GENI Concepts]

Hands-on: Lab Zero: My first GENI Experiment

• Instructions: ​web
• Slides: [pptx]
• Worksheet: ​docx

GENI Tools: Behind the Scenes​

Hands-on: Using Omni, the GENI AM API and RSpecs

• Instructions: ​web
  • Appendix: web
• Slides: pptx​

Take-home assignment (optional; see below)

Session 2

Solution to the take-home assignment

Tips for running a class on GENI (Slides [pptx] [pdf])

• Account management
• Hands-on: Accessing resources in student slices
  

Instructions

• Running exercises on GENI
• Hands-on: Using different GENI Tools
  

Instructions

• Wrap-Up: Resources available to instructors and TAs

Take home Assignment

• Link to the assignment
• Use Flack to reserve your resources using the rspec url provided in the assignment
• You will get a warning when you run sudo just ignore it:

  sudo: unable to resolve host NodeB