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FEDERI CA

tow ards the Cloud

TF-Storage Utrecht, Netherlands 5 February 2010 Peter Szegedi PDO szegedi@terena.org www.terena.org

FEDERI CA Vision

An e-Infrastructure based on virtualization in both computers and network is a fundamental tool for researchers on Future (and current) Internet. The facility should allow researchers a complete control

• f their set of resources in a “slice”, enabling disruptive

experiments at all communication layers. Particular care should be placed in reproducibility of the experiments and in the avoidance of complexity. Such e-Infrastructure can be built on existing infrastructures using a practical approach and should be able to “federate” with other facilities.

FEDERI CA: an e-I nfrastructure on NRENS e-I nfrastructures

Router/ Sw itch Host for Virtual nodes Raw Ethernet 1 Gbps ( Fiber later)

How does it w ork?

Proposed e-I nfrastructure evolution

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Physical I nfrastructure – core PoPs

• Core PoPs architecture:

– 2x Virtualization Server – 1x Additional Server – Juniper MX 480 – Connections to GÉANT PoP – BGP Peering enabled with local NREN infrastructure – Optional non GÉANT connections through local infrastructure

Physical I nfrastructure – non-core PoPs

• Non-core PoPs

architecture: – Juniper EX3200 switch – At least one virtualisation server

• RedIRIS PoP is equipped

with 2x Juniper EX4200 due to high number of adjecent PoPs

Virtualisation I nfrastructure – Netw ork HW

• Interfaces thourghput at level
• f 1 or 10GbE
• Slice network virtualised using

VLAN or MPLS technologies

• Unique opportunity to create

logical routes (on Juniper MX 480) and deliver them as slice elements

• Easy upgrade of core PoPs with

DPC cards for MX 480

Virtualisation infrastructure – V- nodes

Sun Fire X2 2 0 0 M2 configuration Processor 2 x Quad Core AMD Opteron Processor 2 3 5 6 ( 2 ,3 GHz) Mem ory 1 6 GB ( up to 6 4 GB) supporting ECC Netw ork interfaces 4 x 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 1 0 00 BaseT 2 x PCI -Express Dual 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 1 0 00 BaseT card Serial port 1 x DB-9 Managem ent interface Em beded Lights Out Managem ent Processor Hard Disks 2 x 5 0 0 GB SATAI I 7 2 0 0 rpm Chassis 1 U

Virtualisation I nfrastructure - Softw are

› V-nodes uses VMware

ESXi

› Stable, free of charge implementation of virtualisation environment › Flexible management and monitoring of virtual resources › Access to virtual machines through GUI and VNC remote desktop › Documented API for system management using Web Service or SSH topology (enables automation of management procedures)

W hat users get?

• Each exepriment is performed in

isolated environment, dedicated to single user only

• All experiments are separated from

each other and do not influance nor disturb each other results

• Any number of virtual machines or

logical routers could be requested in any toplogy

• Experiments can be repeated using

the same network conditions, as it is guranateed by the FEDERICA infrastructure

• Virtual slices are separated from

public networks and access is allowed via User Access Point servers

FEDERI CA vs. other projects

Project: Onelab2/ Planetlab Emulab FEDERICA Operating system fixed fixed User choice (almost any) Control of lower layers No emulation control down to raw Ethernet IP Mandatory used to connect then emulation Used to connect, then not needed Physical delay and capacity choice No emulation Yes (up to 1 Gb) guarantees of reproducibility No emulation Yes User access limits Almost none, at any time Almost none, at any time regulated by a User Policy Board Cost limited none none Scalability medium large limited

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Is FEDERICA a Cloud? What is a Cloud?

› A cloud is a visible mass of droplets or frozen crystals floating in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another planetary body.

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Cloud Computing hype

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Cloud computing

› Cloud Computing is a com m ercial extension of com puting resources like computation cycles and storage offered as a metered service similar to a physical public utility like electricity, water, natural gas, or telephone network. › It enables a computing system to acquire or release com puting resources on dem and in a manner such that the loss of any one component of the system will not cause total system failure. › Cloud computing also allow s the deploym ent of softw are applications into an environment running the necessary technology stack for the purposes of development, staging, or production of a software application. It does all this in a way that minimizes the necessary interaction with the underlying layers of the technology stack. › More compactly stated, cloud computing is a commercial extension of utility computing that enables scalable, elastic, highly available deployment of software applications while m inim izing the level of detailed interaction with the underlying technology stack itself.

http: / / www.productionscale.com/ home/ 2008/ 4/ 24/ cloud-computing-get-your-head-in-the-clouds.html

Taxonom y

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Is FEDERICA a cloud?

› "Specification for a Cloud Computer" in which 9 features are listed that make up Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing: › Various type of resources (connected) YES › Virtualization capability YES › (Root) access to (virtualised) resources YES

› API for creation, deletion, cloning of instances On-going › Application Services On-going › Automatic Scale (Recognise resources) NO › Hardware Load Balancing NO › … ???

http: / / www.infoq.com/ news/ 2008/ 05/ what-is-cloud-computing

User Access Server

• Contact point for end-

users

• Stores requests for

slice resources reservations

• Storage space for user

virtual system images

• Dedicated Access Point

virtual server for user to reach their slice infrastructures

Autom ated slice creation procedures

• FEDERICA amis at

automated resources provisioning for slice creation

• Both virtual servers and

network can be configured without human activity

• A research activities were

focused on develop tools to improve automated slice management and sclability of the FEDERICA services

Monitoring

› Dedicated server for monitoring whole physical and virtual infrastructure › Access to user slices statistics

Plans for FEDERI CA2

Extending the infrastructure

› Attach photonic islands › Built in storage › Connect clouds

Aim is to provide a rich platform for research Provide Infrastructure as a Service

› beyound up to the user

Enhancing the automization

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Slide 22

BACKUP

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FEDERI CA at a glance

› What: European Community co-funded project in its 7th Framework Program in the area “Capacities - Research Infrastructures”, 3.7 MEuro EC contribution, 461 PMs › When: 1st January 2008 - 30 June 2010 (30 months) › Who: 20 partners, based on stakeholders on network research and management: › 11 National Research and Education Networks, DANTE (GÉANT2), TERENA, 4 Universities, Juniper Networks, 1 small enterprise (MARTEL), 1 research centre (i2CAT) - Coordinator: GARR (Italian NREN) › Where: Europe-wide e-Infrastructure, open to external connections

FEDERI CAI I Consortium

( in red the new partners)

›National Research & Education Networks ›CESNET Czech Rep. ›DFN Germany ›FCCN Portugal ›GARR (coordinator) Italy ›GRNET Greece ›HEAnet Ireland ›NIIF/ HUNGARNET Hungary ›NORDUnet Nordic countries ›PSNC Poland ›Red.es Spain ›RENATER France ›SWITCH Switzerland ›Small Enterprise ›Martel Consulting Switzerland ›NRENs organizations ›TERENA The Netherlands ›DANTE United Kingdom ›Universities - Research Centers ›i2CAT Spain ›IBBT Belgium ›KTH Sweden ›NTUA (ICCS) Greece ›Univ. of Essex UK ›UPC Spain ›PoliTO Italy ›System vendors ›Juniper Networks Ireland