How to Login And Use Planetlab

1
How to Login And Use Planetlab

• Jerry Wu

2
Create an Account at Planetlab

• http//www.planet-lab.org
• Create an account

3
Generate RSA Key Pairs

• Prepare an RSA key pair
• Use PuTTygen
• Google and download it!
• Generate your key-pair

4
Generate RSA Key Pairs

• Set pass-phrase
• And save
• Public and private keys

5
Create a Slice

• Ask the manager of a planetlab node to create a
  slice for you (e.g. Your TA)
• You have to provide
• Your account
• Your public private keys
• Purpose of usage
• To the manager to create a slice

6
After You have a Slice

• Login to the site
• http//www.planet-lab.org

7
Enter Management Page

• Then click on Slices link

8
Enter Management Page

• Click your slice to enter the management page

9
Add Nodes to Your Slice

• There are plenty of nodes!

10
In This Course, The TA Will Prepare

• Your login account
• Your RSA key pairs
• Your slice name
• All you have to do is to add nodes to your slice
  and login into the nodes

Your slice name
11
Login into a Node

• After adding some nodes, you have to wait several
  days before login into it!
• You can use either
• Your PC with MS windows system
• An UNX server and command line
• To login your nodes through your slice name and
  RSA private key

12
Login Through PCs

• Find the target nodes IP address
• Choose your authentication file (RSA private key)

13
Login Through UNX Machines

• ssh -v -i ltRSA private key pathgt -l ltusernamegt
  lttarget node addressgt
• You may have to enter the passphrase (like a
  password, issued by TA)!

14
Upload Program to UNX Machines

• Only Linux-compactable executive files are
  allowed
• scp -i ltRSA private key pathgt ltyour filegt
• ltuser namegt_at_lttarget node addressgtltremote
  pathgt