Only a Technical Contact can add a node to a site. Before you install a PlanetLab Europe node, you will need the following:

• Registered site

• Tech Contact
• Uploaded ssh key

• Equipment

• recent Pentium
• 1GB RAM
• CD ROM or USB drive

• Nodes must

• Be connected to the internet
• Outside of a firewall
• No NAT
• Have a visible public DNS name
• Recommended to not have an IDS or Proxy upstream of the node

• You should have the following information:

• IP Address
• Netmask
• Gateway address
• Broadcast address
• 2 DNS servers

• Recommended Configuration:

• 4 GB RAM
• At least 500 GB hard disk
• At least 1 Mb/sec connection to the Internet
• 4x Intel cores @ 2.4Ghz (e.g., quad core or 2x dual core)
• External PCU or built-in, remote-access power-reset capability, accessible from PLE, such as IntelAMT, HPiLO, DellRAC, IPMIv2, etc.

You can review the complete hardware and network requirements:

• Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Network Requirements

To add a node:

Technical Contact registers the node with the PLE add node wizard.

1. Download ISO from the PLE site: https://www.planet-lab.eu/db/nodes/node_add.php
2. Burn to CD or copy to USB
3. Insert media on node
4. Boot from media
5. Answer Yes to installation request
6. Wait 60 minutes or more while the node is formatted and installed (depending on network connection)
7. Fill in form, click Add

Log in as user

Choose Enable under CHOOSE ACTION menu