[[PageOutline]] = Plastic Slices MyPLC Status = The Plastic Slices project uses small MyPLC-controlled installations of PlanetLab nodes at several participating campuses, to provide compute resources with network interfaces on the [wiki:NetworkCore OpenFlow-controlled backbone]. == MyPLC configuration requirements == The [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations] page details the common configuration for MyPLCs participating in Plastic Slices, and links to instructions for how to implement each step. In brief, the necessary configuration items are: * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#InstallandconfiguretheSFAsoftware AM]: Install and configure the SFA software which implements the GENI AM API * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#ConfigureSFAtotrustparticipatingGENIsliceauthorities SA]: Configure SFA to trust participating GENI slice authorities * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#Ensurethatthesitecontainingyournodesispublic Pub]: Ensure that the site containing your nodes is public (and will remain public across plc service restarts) * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#ConnectnodesecondaryinterfacetoOpenFlow-controlledVLANsusablebyexperimenters Conn]: Connect node secondary interface to OpenFlow-controlled VLANs usable by experimenters * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#Configuresubinterfacesonsecondaryinterfaces IF]: Configure subinterfaces on secondary interfaces * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#ConfigurestaticarptablesforPlasticSlicesIPs ARP]: Configure static arp tables for Plastic Slices IPs (and use `/etc/rc.local` to re-apply ARP entries after a node reboot) * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#EnsureallIPaddressesonanodearevisibletoslivers Vis]: Ensure all IP addresses on a node are visible to slivers * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#EnsureMyPLCanditsnodesarereachablethroughfirewalls FW]: Ensure MyPLC and its nodes are reachable through firewalls * [wiki:MyPlc/NetworkCoreRecommendations#ConfigurefastnodemanagerresponsetoMyPLCchanges QS]: Configure fast nodemanager response to MyPLC changes == MyPLC configuration status == This table lists the participating campuses. Use it to record configuration that has been verified. The column names use the abbreviations above, plus the following additional information: * Nodes: the number of MyPLC-controlled planetlab nodes in the testbed (this count includes only nodes which are available for Plastic Slices use, and have been verified as operational) * URL: the URL at which the GENI Aggregate Manager for this aggregate can be reached * OF VLAN: The VLAN used at this campus to implement [wiki:OpenFlow/CampusTopology#Port-basedphysicalVLANtranslation Port-based physical VLAN translation]. This is VLAN 1750 in the example on that page. The deadlines are from [wiki:PlasticSlices/ProjectPlan]. ||'''Campus'''||'''Deadline'''||'''Nodes'''||'''URL''' ||'''OF VLAN'''||'''AM'''||'''SA'''||'''Pub'''||'''IF'''||'''ARP'''||'''Vis'''||'''FW'''||'''QS'''||'''Comments'''|| || BBN || 2011-04-25 || 5 || `https://myplc.gpolab.bbn.com:12346` || 1750 || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || || || Clemson || 2011-04-25 || 2 || `https://planetlab3.clemson.edu:12346` || 1750 || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Verified all items as of 2011-04-26. || || Stanford || 2011-04-25 || 4 || `https://nfcm13.stanford.edu:12346` || 901 || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Verified all items as of 2011-04-27 (except public site persistence across plc restart) || || Rutgers || 2011-05-02 || 2 || `https://plc.orbit-lab.org:12346` || || Y || Y || || || || Y || Y || || As of 2011-04-27, site appears public (but refresh behavior is unknown). Secondary interfaces are not yet configured, and QS behavior is uncertain (i got both my nodes in 2-4 minutes, which seems less than 15, but not quick). || || Washington || 2011-05-02 || 2 || `https://of.cs.washington.edu:12346` || 1750? || Y || Y || Y || ? || Y || Y || Y || Y || As of 2011-04-27, everything is configured, but we are not yet sure that the OF VLAN will be 1750, and `pl02[eth1]` may not be physically connected yet. || || Wisconsin || 2011-05-02 || 2 || `https://wings-openflow-1.wail.wisc.edu:12346` || 1750 || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Verified all items as of 2011-04-28 (except public site persistence across plc restart) || || Gatech || 2011-05-09 || 2 || `https://myplc.cip.gatech.edu:12346` || || Y || Y || || || || Y || || Y || As of 2011-04-28, the AM is responsive, a sliver can be created, and QS appears to be present. The interface configuration is still the G4E one, and the nodes are firewalled to specific subnets. || || Indiana || 2011-05-09 || || `https://myplc.grnoc.iu.edu:12346 || || Y || Y || || || || || || || As of 2011-04-28, the AM is responsive and a sliver can be created, but the nodes do not allow access even after many minutes. || == Links == Some other pages containing relevant information about participating MyPLC installations: * [wiki:HelloGENI]: Description of the Hello GENI experiment. This page records a last IP octet and `eth1` MAC address used by each participating MyPLC-controlled PlanetLab node.