dimes planner the dimes project tel aviv university october-2010
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DIMES Planner
The DIMES Project
Tel Aviv University
October-2010
Agenda
DIMES Website
Planner Login
Creating a new experiment - Wizard
Creating a new experiment - XML
Monitoring an experiment
Experiments’ results
Log in to DIMES database
Using MySql
DIMES Website
http://www.netdimes.org Main page:
Agent and measurements status Agents’ geographical distribution News and updates
Navigation menu: Download the agent! Browse the website Access forums and support
Can be very helpful!
Planner Login
http://www.netdimes.org/Planner/login.jsp
or From navigation menu:
For Researchers Plan a DIMES experiment
Planner Login
Create a new user:
Click on registerto create a new account
Fill in your details
Planner Login
Main Page: Top menu – navigate within planner DIMES Planner FAQ
Top Menu Welcome – return to main page Manage experiments Statistics / Results Personal details Admin planner – For DIMES team only
Planner Login
Main Page:
Creating a wizard experiment
Select “Create a new experiment”
Creating a wizard experiment
Provide a UNIQUE Experiment name Desrcibe the experiment
(Required for experiment approval)
Select “Edit Details” on the manage experiments page Edit test properties
Creating a wizard experiment
Click to continue
Creating a wizard experiment
Define measuring agents
Define destination targets
Creating a wizard experiment
Name of a new agents groupNumber of agents in the group
Select agent condition
Submit agents group
Agents are automatically selected based on a given condition:
Creating a wizard experiment
Name of a new destinations groupNumber of IPs in the group
Single destination IP address to add
List of added IP addresses
Logical selection is as with agents.Fixes selection: :
Method of IP selection
Copy-paste IP addresses from atext editor
Creating a wizard experiment
Creating a wizard experiment
Match source to destination group by selecting )selection will be highlighted(:
Creating a wizard experiment
Experiment is ready! Press “submit” on “Manage Experiments” page. Experiment will be review and approved by the DIMES team
Required in order to avoid abuse Control agent resources
Once an experiment is approved, it’s status will change to “Running”
Creating a wizard experiment
Name of a new agents groupNumber of agents in the group
Select agent condition
Submit agents group
Agents are automatically selected based on a given condition:
Creating XML experiment
Select “Create a new experiment using XML file”
Creating XML experiment
Copy + Paste your xml file into the blank text area and press submit :
Press DTD to see file format
Creating XML experiment
Example XML files
Additional Instructions
Scrolling down the page:
<?xml version="1.0"?><DIMES_experiment> <generalProperties protocol="UDP" operation="TR"> <name> planner_xml_12-3-10 </name> <description>Example of using an XML to create an experiment </description> </generalProperties> <groups> <agents> <logicalGroup name="Agents1" max="10“>
<conditions><condition param="LastAccess" relation="undefined">
<values>10</values></condition>
</conditions> </logicalGroup> </agents> <dests> <fixedGroup name="Agents1" max="10"> 194.90.1.5 132.66.48.2 209.85.135.104 </fixedGroup> </dests> </groups> <mapping> <mapItem agentsGroup="Agents1" destsGroup="Agents1" /> </mapping></DIMES_experiment> :
Creating XML experiment
Creating XML experiment
After submitting: Will get a success message if the experiment was written
correctly A copy of the experiment will be mailed to you Will get an error message if there was a mistake in the XML file
Manage Experiments page: Review and change the experiment Submit the experiment when ready
From here on, identical to a Wizard experiment
Monitoring an experiment
First option: Manage Experiments page Click on an experiment’s “View details” Click on “View experiment history log” Observe the experiment’s progress
Check and verify that it makes a progress!
Monitoring an experiment
Second option: Statistics/Results page Click on an experiment’s “More details” Observe the experiment’s progress
Check and verify that it makes a progress!
Experiment’s Results
Access Statistics/Results page Click on an experiment’s “More details”
Request results file: Raw results / Traceroutes / Pings / etc. Will be sent via mail
Results are also added to DIMES main tables
Log In to DIMES DB
Accessing DIMES DB requires to open a tunnel to TAU servers Use Putty
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Required configuration:
Host name: gp.tau.ac.il Under connections SSH Tunnels
Need to be configured for each database Source port: <N> )example: 5551( Destination: b<n>. evergrow.iucc.ac.il:3306
Example: b1.evergrow.iucc.ac.il:3306 Press Add!
Save! Use your TAU user and password to log in
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Log In to DIMES DB
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Logging In to DIMES DB
MySql Access
DIMES database is MySql based Use MySql workbench SQL Development
Formerly MySql Query Browser Database access:
Localhost:<port number> Example: localhost : 5551 / 127.0.0.1 : 5551
Configured under “New Connection” or “Manage Connections” User:
codeLimited Can only read Write under DIMES_PLAYGROUND schema only
MySql Access
MySql Access
MySql Access
Running MySql queries: Read at http://www.mysql.com/
Select forst the Schema The most basic query:
Select * from Table_name; Basic Format:
Select <fields name> from <table names> where <conditions>group by <field name> order by <field name> limit <results number>;
Example:Select sourceAs, SourceIP, DestAs, DestIP from
IPEdgesMedianTbl where SourceAs=DestAs order by sourceIP limit 10;
Many more query types and features!
MySql Access