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Title: Operational Lessons from Chameleon
Chameleon is a large-scale, deeply reconfigurable testbed built to support Computer Science experimentation. Unlike traditional systems of this kind, Chameleon has been configured using an adaptation of a mainstream open source infrastructure cloud system called OpenStack. We show that operating cloud systems requires both more skill and extra effort on the part of the operators - in particular where those systems are expected to evolve quickly - which can make systems of this kind expensive to run. We discuss three ways in which those operations costs can be managed: innovative mon- itoring and automation of systems tasks, building “operator co-ops”, and collaborating with users.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1743358
PAR ID:
10107209
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the Humanware Advancing Research in the Cloud
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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