Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of FeddGettingStarted

Timestamp:

Jul 14, 2012 7:41:49 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

faber

Comment:

Add portal/node software requirements

FeddGettingStarted

@@ -24 +24 @@
  * Configure an experiment controller that translates local DETER projects and user identities into ABAC
  * Configure an access controller to map those ABAC credentials back into local users and to allocate resources on their behalf
+ * Required software for portal nodes and nodes in federated experiments
  * How to get credentials endorsed from DETERLab to gain access to federated resources and use them.
 
@@ -351 +352 @@
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+== Portal Nodes and Required Software ==
+
+All nodes in federated experiments use dynamic routing to discover routes to nodes in other testbeds.  To support this, Linux requires either {{{gated}}} or {{{quagga}}} to be accessible.  If that software is not available the fedkit that runs on federated nodes will attempt to load it using either {{{yum}}} or {{{apt-get}}} if they are available and configured.  If samba filesystems are imported the {{{smbfs}}} and {{{samba-client}}} packages will be needed.
+
+Portal nodes - the nodes inserted by the federation system will need the Linux bridge utilities, {{bridge-utils}} installed.  Again, if they are absent, the portal software will try to load them.
+
+In the event that a either standard linux repositories for {{{yum}}}  and {{{apt-get}}} or local copies are unavailable, local images should be provided with the software installed.  The portal image should be set in the access controller configuration using the portal_image parameter.  Users should be informed of the local node image to use.