InstaGENI Aggregate

GPOLab InstaGENI

This InstaGENI aggregate supports the GENI Aggregate Provider Agreement (02/27/2013). Recording agreement date based on conversation with Heidi Dempsey.

InstaGENI Aggregate Overview

Aggregate Manager URL	​https://instageni.gpolab.bbn.com:12369/protogeni/xmlrpc/am/2.0
Aggregate Resources	An InstaGENI aggregate includes 5 Hosts (2 VM Servers and 3 dedicated PCs) that can load experimenter specified OS images. Support OpenFlow topologies, see ​GPOLab InstaGENI OpenFlow page. InstaGENI supports extensions onto campus networks.
Typical Experiments	InstaGENI provides a controllable, predictable, and repeatable network environment. Experimenters can get virtual machines or dedicated PCs on which they have full "root" access, run available operating systems of their choice, and connect nodes in an arbitrary topology that can support OpenFlow.
Aggregate Status	Operational monitoring not widely available, restricted access to monitoring at ​GMOC
Slice Authorities Recognized	GENI Project Office (​http://pgeni.gpolab.bbn.com), ProtoGENI (​http://www.emulab.net)
Usage Policies	The ​GENI Recommended Use Policy is available.
Layer 2 Connectivity	NLR and Internet2

The following is the layout of switch connections for the InstaGENI Aggregate compute resources:

See the GPOLab OpenFlow Aggregate page for details on connection to Internet2 and NLR.

Aggregate Management

Aggregate Operator	GPO Infrastructure Group, BBN Technologies: ​http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GpoLab
Resource Owner	GPO Infrastructure Group, BBN Technologies: ​http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GpoLab
Technical POC	​instageni-ops@flux.utah.edu
Developer Links	Software pages: ​InstaGENI, Project page: ​InstaGENI Racks Project; Developer mailing list: ​instageni-design@geni.net