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= Prework for the GENI Tutorial at ICDCS 2013 =

== Attendee Checklist ==
'''Before''' you arrive at the summer camp make sure to:
  1. Get an account at the GENI Experimenter Portal.  See instructions [#GENIPortalAccountInstructions below]. 
    * If you are a student '''do not''' request to become a project lead.  We will create a project you can join for this tutorial.
  2. Identify a laptop you can bring with you to the tutorial.  Minimum requirements for the laptop:
     * 4GB of memory
     * A modern processor, at least dual core and >1.5 GHz, (no Intel Atom, no netbooks, no tablets)
     * A wi-fi '''and''' an ethernet interface.
  4. Download and install [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] on the the laptop.  If your laptop runs Ubuntu 10.04 which comes with !VirtualBox 3.1.6_OSE, please download the latest version of !VirtualBox. 


=== GENI Portal Account Instructions ===

This pre-work is to test if you are able to log into the GENI portal using the username and password you use at your home institution.  If it turns out this username and password does not work, we will create an account for you.   (Note: GENI never sees your home institution username and password.  For more information on how this works, see http://www.incommon.org/federation/basics.html.)
  1. Go to https://portal.geni.net and click the big orange "Use GENI" button.
  2. On the institution chooser page, select your home institution.  The text entry field will autocomplete institutions if you type in a few characters. Or you can choose the "pick from list" option and find your institution in the drop down box. [[BR]]
    IF your institution does not appear here, '''STOP''' and and fill out this form: https://portal.geni.net/idp/request.html.
  3. Click "Continue".  You should be redirected to your home institution's login page.
  4. Type in your usual home institution Username and Password. Again, note that this is not sent to GENI.
  5. You should be redirected to a GENI agreement page. [[BR]]
    IF this does not happen, '''STOP''' and and fill out this form: https://portal.geni.net/idp/request.html.
  6. Check both boxes and submit the page to indicate that you agree to all policies and agree to let the portal work on your behalf.
Congratulations, you're done! You should now be at the portal home page and you are ready for the GENI tutorial.

If you have any problems or questions, please contact [mailto:portal-help@geni.net] and we'll help you out.