Learn how to provision resources with NEPI
http://nepi.inria.fr/Install/WebHome
http://nepi.inria.fr/Nepi/StepByStepExperiment
http://nepi.inria.fr/Nepi/LinuxNodeExperiments#File_transfer_using_netcat
You will use 2 PlanetLab nodes during the tutorial which can be provisioned at the beginning using jFed.