InstaGENI Project Status Report

Period: GEC14

I. Major accomplishments

First InstaGENI rack delivered to the University of Utah.
ProtoGENI software and FOAM loaded on the InstaGENI rack.
GPO acceptance tests passed
100 VMs successfully booted on InstaGENI rack.

A. Milestones achieved

First InstaGENI rack delivered to the University of Utah.
ProtoGENI software and FOAM loaded on the InstaGENI rack.
GPO acceptance tests passed
100 VMs successfully booted on InstaGENI rack.

B. Deliverables made

First InstaGENI rack delivered to the University of Utah.
ProtoGENI software and FOAM loaded on the InstaGENI rack.
GPO acceptance tests passed
100 VMs successfully booted on InstaGENI rack.

II. Description of work performed during last quarter

First InstaGENI rack delivered to the University of Utah.
ProtoGENI software and FOAM loaded on the InstaGENI rack.
GPO acceptance tests passed
100 VMs successfully booted on InstaGENI rack.

A. Activities and findings

100 VMs successfully booted on InstaGENI rack.

InstaGENI rack used in first slice-around-the-world demo

B. Project participants

Rick McGeer, HP Labs
Narayan Krishnan, HP Labs
Jessica Blaine, HP Labs
Nicki Watts, HP Consulting Services
Joe Mambretti, Northwestern
Jim Chen, Northwestern
Rob Ricci, University of Utah
Leigh Stoller, University of Utah
Andy Bavier, PlanetWorks LLC
Nicholas Bastin

C. Publications (individual and organizational)

"The InstaGENI Initiative: An Architecture for Distributed Systems and Advanced Programmable Networks". Nicholas Bastin, Andy Bavier, Jessica Blaine, Jim Chen, Narayan Krishnan, Joe Mambretti, Rick McGeer, Rob Ricci, Nicki Watts, submitted to Communication Networks Special Issue on Future Internet Testbeds

D. Outreach activities

InstaGENI Presentation, GEC 14 Rick McGeer joined the Chief Technologists' panel of the US IGNITE board HP became a member of US IGNITE, supporting the InstaGENI Initiative

E. Collaborations

F. Other Contributions