OARnet will host an Internet2 Focused Technical Workshop (FTW) entitled, “perfSONAR Deployment Best Practices, Architecture, and Moving the Needle” in Columbus, OH on Jan. 21-22, 2015. This FTW will focus on a number of operational aspects of deploying and using perfSONAR.
- Day 1 will be a tutorial on how to install, configure, and use perfSONAR and the perfSONAR dashboard.
- Day 2 will include presentations from those currently running large perfSONAR test meshes, and will focus on best practices and future growth. Topics to be discussed will include scalability issues, who can and should test to who, local and regional deployment strategies, and so on. Use of perfSONAR in an SDN environment will also be discussed.
If you would like to participate in the agenda, you can submit proposals here: https://www.internet2.edu/portal/meetings/2015-ftw-perfsonar-deployment-best-practices/proposals/new Proposals will be evaluated by a program committee and are due by DECEMBER 5, 2014.
REGISTER: For those interested in registering, please do so at: https://service5.internet2.edu/reg/events/ftw15-01/registrations — please note that space is quite limited and registration will be closed when full.
We look forward to seeing you at this important community forum!
Workshop Description and Venue Information
In today’s fast-paced research environment, the need for high-performance networking across the multiple domains that make up the fabric of the higher education research ecosystem is essential to the success of collaborative, data-intensive science and research. Many campuses and regional networks deploy sophisticated monitoring systems to ensure good network performance within their respective domains. However, frequently the data from these systems is not shareable across multiple domains. Measurement technologies such as perfSONAR have been developed and deployed relatively widely but adoption still lags. With the most recent releases, attempts have been made to improve ease of deployment and documentation. There have been successful islands of perfSONAR meshes such as ESnet, Internet2 and a nascent effort within The Quilt. However, an overarching architecture for deployment in the research and education environment that encourages information sharing is still lacking.
This workshop will focus on a number of operational aspects of deploying and using perfSONAR. Day 1 of the workshop will be a tutorial on how to install, configure, and use perfSONAR and the perfSONAR dashboard. Day 2 will include presentations from those currently running large perfSONAR test meshes, and will focus on best practices and future growth. Topics to be discussed will include scalability issues, who can and should test to who, local and regional deployment strategies, and so on. Use of perfSONAR in a SDN environment will also be discussed.
Attendees may attend one or both days. Attendees to the day one workshop are asked to have installed perfSONAR 3.4 on a node and have access to the node for the hands on portion of training. Registration is capped at 50 participants.
Meeting Venue
Ohio Supercomputer Center
1224 Kinnear Rd
Columbus, Ohio
OSC is located on the West Campus of the Ohio State University
Primary Meeting Hotel
The Blackwell
2110 Tuttle Park Place — Columbus, Ohio 43210
614-247-4000
http://www.theblackwell.com/
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