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> On Nov 25, 2007, at 6:50 PM, Peter Steenkiste wrote:
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>> At the meeting in Minneapolis I agreed to start the discussion on
>> usage scenarios that would help identify the requirement for
>> experiment control and management in GENI. Given this broad scope,
>> it is still not entirely clear what the exact goals are of these
>> scenarios but I have attached a first attempt, with input from Steve
>> Schwab and Jay Lepreau.
>> Comments, input, discussion to this mailing list,
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> Peter-
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> I commend you and your collaborators on putting together a very good
> starting point for discussing use cases. Many thanks for taking the
> time to do this.
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> I'd like to suggest adding a couple of post-mortem stages to explore
> some additional capabilities the facility will need to support. I
> have two threads in mind: first, the configuration, collection,
> validation, and publication of measured data and, second, the
> documentation, publication, and maintenance of experimental software
> for reuse.
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> Both of these functions are important parts of how GENI can support
> research and identifying where standard tools and facility-supported
> services will be needed is important for gauging the work ahead.
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> Best regards,
>
> --aaron
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> Aaron Falk
> Engineering Architect (interim)
> GENI Project Office
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