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The last post (January 2025) described how to install a WALT server machine. Right after installation, it was already usable for experiments with virtual nodes. Today we will connect real equipment (switches and Raspberry Pi nodes) to this platform. As usual, you can get more details in the documentation pages for switch and node installation. Connecting a network switch For this kind of mini-platform, we recommend Netgear GS110TP switches. They provide PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) and they allow remote management using SNMP, two optional but highly recommended features WALT can make use of. ...

I recently received new equipment for setting up 4 new WALT mini-platforms, for use by trainees or for making a demo of WALT at Kaizen Solutions. The first thing to do is to install the WALT server component, and this will be the topic of this blog entry. The next blog post (february 2025) will show how to connect other equipment (switches and Raspberry Pi nodes) to the platform. This blog post more or less follows the documentation page for WALT server installation. ...

This first blog entry presents an important underlying concept of WALT. I remember quite well the discussion we had about this topic, Franck and I, in the cafeteria of the ENSIMAG D building… It was by the end of 2014. The design of WALT: a short summary In 2014, the WALT project was already 2 years old, and we1 had designed a first prototype. After that, we knew quite well what the challenges were, and I was then redesigning the whole thing. ...