You can also visit the Chameleon Web page as there is more information about other topics that we may not need to worry about. This mostly includes using chameleon cloud as a bare metal resource and appliances, which we typically will not use.
If you prefer you can also go to the Chameleon Web site using the following links. However we have improved some of the documentation found in this document. The links to Chameleons online resources are:
Howevever, we have augmented some information and even provided corrections that are not covered on the Chameleon cloud Web Page. The information that overlap between the Web page and this material have bebeen copied and modified with permission from the Chameleoncloud team.
Any computer system may undergo maintenance. Before filing tickets with Chameleon cloud, make sure that the cloud is operational. Outages are posted at
https://www.chameleoncloud.org/user/outages/
The fist step to get access Chameleon cloud is to create a user account if you do not already have one. You can skip to the next section if you have a chameleon cloud account.
The register web page is available at:
https://www.chameleoncloud.org/user/register/
For more details, please als consult the chameleon chapter in the handbook.
An active project is required to access compute resources. Each class has a particular project number that you will need to write down as you will use it to interact with the system. The information is given out by the instructor.
For the Fall 2019 516 related classes please use the following project number:
However, before you can access it, the instructor (in our class Dr. von Laszewski) needs to authorize you to use the project. For this you have filled out an account survey that you were pointed to in piazza. The most common errors we see are that students provide us with the wrong user name or have not applied for a chameleon account. Once the instructor has added you, you will be able to use VM's on Chameleon cloud.
Note: If you use chameleon cloud for another class, please consult with your instructor and obtain a project number from them. You will have to let them know your chameleon user ID, so they can activate your account.
As using VM's in a shared environment has ain impact on resources for all, you are REQUIRED to shut down your resources after you are not using them anymore. Furthermore, before the class is over and we assign grades you must terminate your instances and free all ip addresses. Remember that any running VM is just like you were running a real computer. I am sure you close the lid of your laptop when not in use. Shutting down the VM is similar and avoids that you unnecessarily use resources that others could use in a shared environment. Furthermore, if you keep the machines running you will use energy and have an impact on the environment. Be a team player and be environmentally conscious by shutting down your non used instances. The way we use chameleon cloud is as a large team. As such please avoid deleting other peoples VM's. All vms that do not follow a particular namig scheme ar subject to deletion at any time.
The pattern of the vms must follow:
- any vm owned by gregor is allowed:
*gregor*if it is owned by Gregor - any vm with the name
NNN-firstname-i, where NNN is the last digit of your hid from class, firstname is your firstname and i is an integer.