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| | 3 | = High level steps for GENI rack installation = |
| | 4 | Each rack site develops their own installation and test plan, which roughly follows these steps. Please coordinate with the GPO and the rack development teams when performing the installation. |
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| | 6 | == Work with rack teams to identify site specific information and shipping == |
| | 7 | * Provide shipping information |
| | 8 | * Provide any power requirements |
| | 9 | * Provide voltage and connector requirements |
| | 10 | * If you need a UPS for your rack, please coordinate with the GPO and the rack team |
| | 11 | * Communicate control plane and data plane connectivity requirements |
| | 12 | * Work with the GPO to identify your upstream data plane connection |
| | 13 | * Coordinate with rack team on procuring the needed data plane optics |
| | 14 | * Coordinate with the rack team to understand expectations for control plane connectivity |
| | 15 | * Provide rack team with a list of site admins |
| | 16 | * Coordinate with rack team to set up operations contacts |
| | 17 | * Provide usernames for those who should have administrative access to the rack hosts |
| | 18 | * Coordinate with rack teams on network configuration |
| | 19 | * Work with rack teams to allocate an block of IP space for the rack |
| | 20 | * Work with rack teams to prepare DNS for the rack |
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| | 23 | == Install hardware == |
| | 24 | * Put the rack in place and set up any needed power connections |
| | 25 | * Power up the devices in the rack |
| | 26 | |
| | 27 | == Establish upstream control plane connectivity == |
| | 28 | * Ensure that the management switch's control plane uplink is physically connected to a publicly routable network |
| | 29 | * Ensure that the machine on which !FlowVisor is running is reachable over a publicly routed network |
| | 30 | * Ensure that all machines on which aggregate manager software is running are reachable over a publicly routed network |
| | 31 | * Ensure that any other devices that should be publicly reachable (i.e. VPN appliances) are physically connected to a publicly routable network |
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| | 33 | == Coordinate configuration and testing of aggregate manager software == |
| | 34 | * Coordinate with the GPO for FOAM configuration and testing |
| | 35 | * Coordinate with the rack teams for compute aggregate manager configuration and testing |
| | 36 | |
| | 37 | == Coordinate data plane connection and testing == |
| | 38 | * Coordinate with the GPO to set up upstream mesoscale connections |
| | 39 | * Before actually establishing a connection, open a GMOC ticket to track data plane connection and testing |
| | 40 | * Coordinate with the GMOC on the date for connection and testing |
| | 41 | * Coordinate data plane connectivity testing with the GPO and the GMOC using a GMOC ticket |
| | 42 | * Coordinate any other data plane connections with the GPO and other rack teams |
| | 43 | * Before actually establishing an additional remote connection, open a GMOC tracking ticket |
| | 44 | * Coordinate with the GMOC on the date for connection and testing |
| | 45 | * Coordinate data plane connectivity testing with rack teams, the GPO, and the GMOC using a GMOC ticket |
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| | 47 | == Set up monitoring == |
| | 48 | * Configure active Aggregate Manager monitoring |
| | 49 | * Coordinate with the GMOC for setting your site up to submit active monitoring data to the GMOC database Live monitoring data is available on the GMOC pages. |
| | 50 | * Configure FOAM monitoring ([http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/PlasticSlices/MonitoringRecommendations/FoamConfiguration instructions]) |
| | 51 | * Configure compute aggregate manager monitoring |
| | 52 | * ExoGENI Instructions '''coming soon''' |
| | 53 | * InstaGENI Instructions '''coming soon''' |
| | 54 | * Coordinate with the GPO to set up passive monitoring (simple API checks) |
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| | 56 | == Coordinate mesoscale testing == |
| | 57 | Coordinate with the GPO on site confirmation testing |
| | 58 | * [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIRacksHome/ExogeniRacks/SiteConfirmationTests ExoGENI Tests] |
| | 59 | * [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIRacksHome/InstageniRacks/SiteConfirmationTests IntsaGENI Tests] |
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| | 61 | == Perform administrative steps to move to production == |
| | 62 | * Work with GMOC to complete monitoring, mailing list, and emergency contact handoff procedures for your site. When the procedures are complete, the GMOC begins 24x7 monitoring, tracking and dispatching questions and events that involve your site. |
| | 63 | * Review the GENI Aggregate Provider Agreement. Indicate via email to the GPO your intent to abide by the agreement. |
| | 64 | * Complete an Aggregate Information GENI wiki page (see template) for your site, which will be automatically linked here. This lets experimenters know how to request and use your !OpenFlow connections in GENI. |
