Basic Environment

• Ubuntu 10.04
• Oracle JRE 1.6
• Tomcat 6
• Most common tools are installed in /opt
• Home directories include
  • .ssh
    • SSH key pairs
  • .ssl
    • Protogeni certificate
  • .gcf
    • omni_config
  • rspecs
  • scripts
  • experiments
    • gush.prefs
    • directory for each experiment (assume that gush is run from here)
      • rspecs
        • may symlink back to higher level rpecs
      • scripts
        • may symlink back to higher level scripts
      • directory.xml
      • gush.prefs (default symlink to upper level)
      • helper-scripts
        • symlink to /opt/gush/helper-scripts
        • gush doesn't seem to have a way to access the common location via PATH or config?
      • tests
        • test configurations (XML) for gush

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Credentials

SSH key pair

• Generated locally
• Location added to omni_config
• Public key installed on slice nodes
• Private key can be added to ssh-agent for password-less login

ProtoGENI certificate

• Downloaded from Emulab
• With or without passphrase?
• Location added to omni_config

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Tools

OMNI

• Installed in /opt/gcf
• omni_config generated by a script (see Niky)
• omni_config installed in each users home directory ($HOME/.gcf/omni_config)

GUSH

• Installed in /opt/gush
• Config files installed in each users direc
  • gush.prefs

OMF EC

Digital Object Repository and Data Archive

• Repository installed in /opt/dorepository
• web interface installed in /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps
• Currently uses handle server at mda.doregistry.org
  • Should this be moved local?
• Uses shared archive at mda.

GEMINI Portal

• TBD

GIMI Portal

• TBD

Measurement Data Object Descriptor Editor

• TBD

Development Tools?

• Emacs
• Screen
• Python
• Perl
• What else do experimenters need? Eclipse? Plugins?

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Security Policies

• External ports
  • HTTP (80)
  • HTTPS? (443)
  • SSH (22)

• Passphrases for SSH keys?
  • Can use ssh-agent for running scripts, using GUSH
• Passphrases for protoGENI certificates?
  • How to script using OMNI?
• Storing GENI credentials?
• StrictHostKeyChecking in SSH config?
  • removes fingerprint verification question
  • GUSH suggests this to avoid some issues

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Where can I find the workspace?

• Currently on a BBN internal server. Will be moved to an external server in the near future. [Add link here]

• OVF image coming soon [Add link here]

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The current view of the User Services in the User Workspace is shown in the following figure.