Dynamic Slice Creation HOWTO

Brent Chun

0.1, 2003-02-19

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Revision 0.1	2003-02-19
Initial version.

This document describes how to create, manage, and delete dynamic slices on PlanetLab using dslice, a prototype implementation of dynamic slice creation. Currently, only users with principle investigator privileges are allowed to perform these operations. But don't let this deter you from reading on (and offering feedback), since this will be changing in the near future.

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Installing the Software

3. Setting up your .planetlab Directory

4. Creating and Deleting Slices

4.1. Creating a Slice
4.2. Deleting a Slice

5. Managing Slices

5.1. Adding and Removing SSH keys
5.2. Renewing Slices
5.3. Node Lists and Expirations
5.4. Cleaning up your .planetlab Directory

6. Handling Partial Failures

7. Feedback and Contributions

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