[[PageOutline]] = 4.8) GENI Portal Service = == Goal == Provide a first-order definition of a "GENI Portal Service", combining the capabilities of the various "portal services" that have been implemented to date, so that GENI I&M users can use the "GENI Portal Service" when they conduct experiments or instrument infrastructure. == Team == Jim Griffioen and/or Charles ? (INSTOOLS and GEMINI, U Kentucky) [[BR]] Max Ott and/or Christoph Dwertmann (NICTA) [[BR]] Chris Small (NetKarma, IU) [[BR]] Ahmed El-Hassany (IU) [[BR]] Jeanne Ohren (GPO)[[BR]] Harry Mussman (GPO) [[BR]] == Meetings == == Discussion == === Vision === Towards Max Ott's vision for experiment support [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/InstMeasTopic_4.8PortalService/Paper_-_Tridentcom.pdf TridentCom Portal Paper][[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/InstMeasTopic_4.8PortalService/Will%20RSpec%20help%20us%20to%20do%20better%20science%20-%20GEC11%20-%20July%202011.pdf Slides from GEC11] [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/InstMeasTopic_4.8PortalService/lab%20wiki%20slide%20.jpg Portal slide] [[BR]] Portal functions[[BR]] – Wiki: Keep notes with references[[BR]] – Schedule & monitor runs[[BR]] – Analysis with integrated R server[[BR]] – Repository for all artifacts[[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/InstMeasTopic_4.8PortalService/Requirements-2.1.pdf Lab wiki service (redmine portal) ] [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/InstMeasTopic_4.8PortalService/redmine%20portal%20%20Requirements-2.jpg Lab wiki slide] [[BR]] === Current Portal Capabilities/Services === INSTOOLS project portal service (U Kentucky) [[BR]] LAMP project configuration service (U Delaware+) [[BR]] User workspace service (GPO, CNRI) [[BR]] Lab wiki service (NICTA) === Planned GENI Portal Service Features === GIMI portal service, with multiple functions. [[BR]] What features are needed by GEMINI? [[BR]] Are these portal services really a combination of gateway and user workspace services, with various available tools?[[BR]] Summary of portal services use cases (Jeannie Ohren, GPO) [[BR]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/InstMeasTopic_4.8PortalService/GENIExperimenterPortalServiceUseCases.pdf Portal services use cases] [[BR]] – User’s window into GENI [[BR]] – Conveniently and easily manage GENI resources, I&M data, and experiment results [[BR]] – A place to control the experiment [[BR]] – Works for both short/small (weeks-months?) and long/large (months-years?) experiments [[BR]] – MAP (Measurement, Analysis, Presentation) [[BR]] – A place to store and retrieve experiment results and analysis (Lab book?) [[BR]] – Largely stateless? (Does this conflict with 4?) [[BR]] – A way to get to necessary GENI experimenter tools such as Flack, GUSH, OMNI [[BR]] – Manages moving I&M data to archive (iRODS?) with metadata (MDOD?) [[BR]] – Allows the public to access published experiment results [[BR]] === Planned GENI Portal Service Configuration === Basic configuration [[BR]] Partitions for different users; how are they managed? can they be assigned to users using WINLAB login service? [[BR]]