Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Proto-GENI-2Q10-status

Timestamp:

08/05/10 18:01:27 (14 years ago)

Author:

Vic Thomas

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+= ProtoGENI/PGAugmentation/PGTools Project Status Reports = 
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+Period: April 2010 - June 2010
+
+'''Note:''' This is a "comprehensive" report for the three GENI subcontracts
+held by the University of Utah. For concrete accomplishments, milestones, etc.
+I have marked major items in this report with '''''P''''' (for ProtoGENI), '''''A''''',
+(for PGAugmentation), or '''''T''''' (for PGTools) to make it clear which activities
+were conducted under which subcontract.
+
+== I. Major accomplishments ==
+
+=== A. Milestones achieved ===
+
+'''''P'' ProtoGENI.S2.f:''' Improved interfaces for viewing operational state, history, and usage 
+
+Administrators of Emulab sites that have enabled ProtoGENI support now have
+two new views available to them on the web interface.
+
+The first is "GENI Slices", which shows the GENI slices that are currently
+active at the local CM, SA, and Clearinghouse. Examining each slice gives the
+administrator the ability to view the creator, dates when the slice was
+created and expires, and the manifest for the slice. The slice page also allows
+the administrator to delete slivers on their local CM.
+
+The second view is "GENI History", which presents historical information about
+slices that are not currently active. It includes the history of tickets issued
+by the CM, along with the dates they were active and the slice and user that
+the ticket was issued to.
+
+'''''P'' ProtoGENI.S2.g:''' GENI Software Integration Release 2 
+
+Though there does not seem to have been a formal "GENI Software Integration
+Release", we released a snapshot of the ProtoGENI code on June 14 via our
+source code repository. The repository is available here:
+[http://users.emulab.net/trac/emulab/wiki/GitRepository] .
+
+'''''A'' PGINTEGRN: S2.d''' Experimenters guide
+
+We released a tutorial for ProtoGENI experimenters, which can be found
+at [https://users.emulab.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Tutorial].
+
+'''''T'' PGTools: S2.d''' Demonstration Demonstration of v1.1 ProtoGENI experimenter tools at GEC
+
+We gave a demonstration of the ProtoGENI experimenter tools at GEC7 during
+the demo session. A video recording of part of this demonstration can be
+found here: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GEC7DemoSummary]
+
+'''''T'' PGTools: S2.e''' Updated user guide Second version of user guide for ProtoGENI experimenter tools
+
+Our tutorial for the Emulab frontend to ProtoGENI is available here:
+[http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/CookedMode]
+
+'''''T'' PGTools: S2.f''' V1.2 release of experimenter tools
+
+This was released as part of the software snapshot detailed above.
+
+=== B. Deliverables made ===
+
+ * Software releases: ''P, T'' snapshots detailed above
+ * Documentation: ''P, A, T'' in addition to the documentation listed above, we
+   have documented many of our APIs, data structures, and design decisions
+   at [http://www.protogeni.net]
+ * Example code and RSpecs: ''A, T'' In addition to the main source snapshots
+   and documentation listed above, we have released sample code, RSpecs, NS
+   files, and more on [http://www.protogeni.net]
+
+== II. Description of work performed during last quarter ==
+
+=== A. Activities and findings ===
+
+Much of our work this quarter has been focused on getting the APIs and their
+implementations "solid" enough for users. So, in addition to the milestones
+listed above, we have spent significant time fixing bugs, clarifying the
+behavior of corner cases, and finding usability issues. This work was driven by
+the many early users of ProtoGENI - at last count, 70 users had created over
+2,000 slices (many of which have been for testing and debugging.) We have had
+interactions with many of these users, primarily though email, helping them to
+get started. We also conducted a "user feedback" session during a cluster
+meeting at GEC7, and will conduct another at GEC8.
+
+A major project that we participated in this quarter is the "GENI AM API". BBN
+is leading a project to provide a common Aggregate Manager interface that
+crosses multiple control frameworks, including ProtoGENI. We have participated
+in this effort by meeting with GPO staff, providing assistance with the
+ProtoGENI software, and contributing to the design. The GPO code is now
+included in standard ProtoGENI software releases, and is enabled on the Utah
+site.
+
+We also did a significant amount of work on ProtoGENI under funding directly
+from the NSF. That work is detailed in our NSF annual report rather than
+this report.
+
+=== B. Project participants ===
+
+The following personnel from Utah worked on these projects:
+
+ * Robert Ricci (Research Assistant Professor)
+ * Leigh Stoller (Research Staff)
+ * Jon Duerig (Research Staff)
+ * Gary Wong (Research Staff)
+ * David Johnson (Research Staff)
+ * Dan Reading (System Administrator)
+ * Srikanth Chikkulapelly (Masters Student)
+
+Others participated in ProtoGENI under direct funding from NSF.
+
+=== C. Publications (individual and organizational) ===
+
+No publications were funded by these projects during this time period.
+
+=== D. Outreach activities ===
+
+ * Robert Ricci and Jon Duerig gave a tutorial at the "GENI Experimenters
+   Workshop" in Princeton, NJ, the goal of which was to attract new users to
+   GENI
+ * Robert Ricci participated in a "Federation Workshop" in Princeton, NJ which
+   included discussion of federation of GENI-like facilities from Europe and
+   Asia
+ * Robert Ricci served on the organizing committee for the Quilt GENI workshop,
+   to be help in conjunction with GEC8, which aims to get regional networks
+   involved with GENI
+ * Robert Ricci serves on the 'GENI Alpha' committee, which is recruiting
+   and organizing demos of GENI users for GEC9
+ * We have been in contact with groups in Korea (KISTI) and Taiwan (TWISC)
+   which are not currently part of GENI, but which are considering joining
+   the ProtoGENI federation
+ * Matt Strum (who works on ProtoGENI-related activities funded by other
+   sources) gave a talk about ProtoGENI at KISTI in Daejon, Korea
+
+=== E. Collaborations ===
+
+We have worked extensively with other projects, both within our cluster and
+with other clusters as well. A significant amount of our work, particularly
+for the PGAugmentation contract, has involved coordinating with cluster
+members, projects outside of the cluster, and users.
+
+Interaction within the cluster has taken place in the following ways:
+ * Bi-weekly cluster conference calls, which we lead with the help of our
+   GPO system engineer, Vic Thomas
+ * The geni-users@emulab.net and geni-dev@emulab.net mailing lists, which
+   are used for cluster-wide coordination and development discussions
+ * Cluster meetings at GECs
+ * Occasional email exchanges and phone calls with cluster members
+
+Our interactions with GENI projects outside of our cluster have included:
+ * Collaborating on a draft "SFA 2.0" document
+ * Providing projects outside of the cluster (SPP, MAX, GpENI) with access
+   to the Internet2-donated bandwidth that is accessed through ProtoGENI
+   switches
+ * Advising other projects that are considering using or implementing
+   ProtoGENI APIs
+
+=== F. Other Contributions ===
+
+ * Robert Ricci is currently serving as co-chair of the Control Framework
+   Working Group
+ * Robert Ricci contributed to a draft article that will be submitted to CACM