GENI: Spring 2016 Train the TA Sessions

Dates and Times

Session 1: Friday February 5, 2016, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET
Session 2: Friday February 12, 2016, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET

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Requirements and Pre-Work

1. Verify you are able to log into the GENI Portal.
2. Verify you have a laptop/desktop suitable for the tutorial.
3. Install and verify GENI tools on your computer.

More information on each of these tasks here

Session Leaders

Ben Newton UNC - Chapel Hill	Jay Aikat UNC - Chapel Hill

Session 1

Session 1 slides (pdf)​

• GENI Overview
• GENI Terminology, SSH, Expiration and Renewal of Resources
• Hands-on Lab
  • Instructions: ​web
  • Worksheet: pdf​
• Behind the Scenes

Pre-Work for Session 2

1. Download and Install Omni
2. Test Omni Installation
3. Configure Omni

More information on each of these tasks here

Session 2

Session 2 slides (pdf)​

• Hands-on Lab
  • Instructions: ​web
  • Worksheet: pdf​
  • For AM Nickname use:
    • Yajun - missouri-ig
    • Prajwal - nps-ig
    • Jack - nyu-ig
    • Anurag - princeton-ig
    • Maha - sox-ig
    • Mahilan - stanford-ig
    • Avinash - uchicago-ig
    • Jae - ucla-ig
    • Graciela - uky-ig
    • Sana - utah-ig
    • Hari - uwashington-ig
    • Garegin - wisconsin-ig
  • Important Steps and Commands:
    • omni createslice lab1<INITIALS>
    • In Portal add Install Scripts
      • http://www.gpolab.bbn.com/experiment-support/LabOne/ccnx/ccnx-0.6.2.tar.gz
        /
      • http://www.gpolab.bbn.com/experiment-support/LabOne/ccnx/ccnx-atmos.tar.gz
        /
      • http://www.gpolab.bbn.com/experiment-support/LabOne/ccnx/ccnx-setup.tar.gz
        /tmp
    • In Portal add Execute Scripts
      • cd /tmp/ccnx-setup && ./node-setup
      • cd /tmp/ccnx-setup && ./add-precip-routes rsrchr
      • cd /tmp/ccnx-setup && ./ccnx-setup router 4
    • Download Rspec
    • omni -a AM_NICKNAME createsliver lab1<INITIALS> RSPEC_FILE
    • readyToLogin -a AM_NICKNAME lab1<INITIALS>
    • From rsrchr then collab run:
      • /opt/ccnx-atmos/client.py
      • 1902/01/01
      • 1902/01/02
    • omni -a AM_NICKNAME deletesliver lab1<INITIALS>
• Running a class in GENI
  • GENI accounts and projects
  • Resources for Instructors
  • Tips
  • Wrap-up

Take home Assignment

• Link to the assignment
• Use Jacks or your favorite tool 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
  

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