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GENI Quarterly Status Report

Reporting period: January 1 – March 31, 2009 (Q1 2009)

PI: Larry Peterson (Princeton)

I. Major accomplishments

Version 0.1 of geniwrapper is now running “live” on PLC. It provides an alternative interface that is currently being used only for testing and evaluation (i.e., we have do not yet expect general usage). It is also running on VINI central, and the two are federated via a common Slice Manager.

II. Description of work performed during last quarter

A. Activities and findings

  • Geniwrapper running “live” at PLC.
  • Geniwrapper running “live” on VINI.
  • Geniwrapper federates PLC and VINI.
  • Continue to support Private PlanetLabs at Cluster B sites.
  • Defined prototype RSpec to support PLC and VINI.

B. Project participants

  • Scott Baker (contractor), Reid Moran (Princeton engineer), and Tony Mack (Princeton engineer) contributed to geniwrapper, and supported MyPLC adoption.

C. Publications (individual and organizational)

  • Slice-Based Facility Architecture. Larry Peterson, et. al. March 31, 2009.
  • PlanetLab Implementation of the SFA. Larry Peterson and Scott Baker. March 31, 2009.
  • Understanding and Resolving Conflicts on PlanetLab. Larry Peterson. March 2009

D. Outreach activities

  • None.

E. Collaborations

Cluster B participants working with MyPLC:

  • Washington University
  • MAX -- Mid-Atlantic Crossroads
  • GpENI / University of Nebraska

Cluster B participants building services on top of PLC:

  • University of Arizona
  • Williams College

Cluster B participants working independently of PLC:

  • Stanford University

Other (non-GENI) collaborators:

  • OneLab (Europe)
  • CoreLab (Japan)

F. Other Contributions

Reported experience dealing with usage policy on PlanetLab at EDUCOM meeting, informing University CIO discussions on such policies.