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.. This file is part of the CORE Manual
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(c)2012-2013 the Boeing Company
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.. _Machine_Types:
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Machine Types
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.. index:: machine types
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Different node types can be configured in CORE, and each node type has a
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*machine type* that indicates how the node will be represented at run time.
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Different machine types allow for different virtualization options.
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.. _netns:
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netns
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=====
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.. index:: netns machine type
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The *netns* machine type is the default. This is for nodes that will be
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backed by Linux network namespaces. See :ref:`Linux` for a brief explanation of
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netns. This default machine type is very lightweight, providing a minimum
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amount of
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virtualization in order to emulate a network.
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Another reason this is designated as the default machine type
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is because this virtualization technology
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typically requires no changes to the kernel; it is available out-of-the-box
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from the latest mainstream Linux distributions.
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.. index:: physical machine type
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.. index:: emulation testbed machines
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.. index:: real node
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.. index:: physical node
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.. _physical:
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physical
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The *physical* machine type is used for nodes that represent a real
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Linux-based machine that will participate in the emulated network scenario.
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This is typically used, for example, to incorporate racks of server machines
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from an emulation testbed. A physical node is one that is running the CORE
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daemon (:file:`core-daemon`), but will not be further partitioned into virtual
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machines. Services that are run on the physical node do not run in an
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isolated or virtualized environment, but directly on the operating system.
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Physical nodes must be assigned to servers, the same way nodes
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are assigned to emulation servers with :ref:`Distributed_Emulation`.
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The list of available physical nodes currently shares the same dialog box
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and list as the emulation servers, accessed using the *Emulation Servers...*
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entry from the *Session* menu.
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.. index:: GRE tunnels with physical nodes
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Support for physical nodes is under development and may be improved in future
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releases. Currently, when any node is linked to a physical node, a dashed line
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is drawn to indicate network tunneling. A GRE tunneling interface will be
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created on the physical node and used to tunnel traffic to and from the
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emulated world.
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Double-clicking on a physical node during runtime
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opens a terminal with an SSH shell to that
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node. Users should configure public-key SSH login as done with emulation
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servers.
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.. _xen:
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xen
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.. index:: xen machine type
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The *xen* machine type is an experimental new type in CORE for managing
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Xen domUs from within CORE. After further development,
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it may be documented here.
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Current limitations include only supporting ISO-based filesystems, and lack
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of integration with node services, EMANE, and possibly other features of CORE.
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There is a :file:`README-Xen` file available in the CORE source that contains
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further instructions for setting up Xen-based nodes.
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