Hybrid Cloud Experiments with GENI for Multi-site Opt-in Use Cases

Prasad Calyam (PI)Collaborators: Ray Leto (TotalSim), Rob Kopp (Metro Data Center)

GEC18 Talk in Session on Shakedown Experiments, October 2013

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City-supported Hybrid Computing Infrastructure

Smart Cities have the potential to provide computing and broadband “utility” services that have a transformative economic impact

Project PurposeWe want to transform how professionals and students can make and learn-about advanced manufacturing components through a

"simulation-as-a-service" app based on cloud resource and software/platform access rentals in US Ignite cities…

Credit: TotalSim

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Advanced manufacturing design today requires iterative and collaborative work among multi-site engineering experts…

• Collect requirements• Reverse engineer

physical component (e.g., scans)

• Build CAD model for virtual component(s)

Model

• Collaborate with customer via conferences• Ship VMs back-and-forth

• Iterate and improve component (i.e., Parameters, Geometry)

Simulate• Apps for vertical

• E.g., PipeFlow, CarPredictor, EduApp

• Manufacture physical improvements

Delivery

New Component4

Life of a small-business…(in advanced manufacturing)

Today: Local/home-grown• Screen capture/Email

– Asynchronous collaboration, physical Win7 PC access required

• Lots of data copies– Mail DVDs, SCP

• Slow data transfer– Public Internet

• Local cluster procurement– Time consuming, overprovision

Future: Cloud/apps/GENI• WebEx on virtual desktop

• Synchronous collaboration, Cross-platform/device operation

• Cloud storage• OSC storage, Box.net• Data security and control

• Fast data transfer• Extended VLANs over Dublink,

OARnet, GENI

• Elastic compute access• Can handle demand bursts

Traditional development lifecycle: several delays for delivery, increased cost, and overhead for productivity

Agile development lifecycle: quicker delivery, reduced cost and increased productivity

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SMaaS App in GENI Infrastructure

GENI experiments in this project will include multi-site opt-in users and studies on user productivity, performance and experiences using SMaaS apps

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Activities Planned and Challenges

• Setup Hybrid Cloud testbed with GENI Rack connected over the City of Dublin network to the GENI infrastructure – Last-mile infrastructure build-out to TotalSim– High-bandwidth connectivity– Long-running service

• Demonstration of a simple simulation-as-a-service app– Intellectual Property issues– VMware Horizon Broker hosting within GENI Rack

• Plan for recruiting opt-in users for the hybrid-cloud services– IRB protocol for opt-in user recruitment and usability studies

• Report on experiences implementing simple app services – Suggestions for improving GENI tools and services– Publish conference/journal papers

Thank you for your attention!

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