NEC Exastro ITA Operator's manual

ITA_User instruction Manual
Basic Console
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Table of contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
1Overview of ITA basic console ............................................................................................................4
2ITA basic console menu screen configuration ....................................................................................5
2.1 ITA basic console menu list .........................................................................................................5
3ITA basic console user instruction procedure .....................................................................................6
3.1 Work flow .....................................................................................................................................6
4Function and operation method description........................................................................................7
4.1 ITA basic console.........................................................................................................................7
Device list ...............................................................................................................................7
Associated menu..................................................................................................................10
Input operation list ................................................................................................................ 11
Movement list ....................................................................................................................... 12
ER Diagram ..........................................................................................................................13
ER Diagram menu list. .........................................................................................................15
ER Diagram Item list ............................................................................................................ 16
5Operation notes.................................................................................................................................19
5.1 Routine deletion of operation work history ................................................................................19

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Introduction
This document explains the functions and operation methods of the ITA basic console.

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1 Overview of ITA basic console
This chapter explains the functions and operation methods of the basic console menu.
The basic console provides the following functions that are commonly required to perform work using
ITA.

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2 ITA basic console menu screen configuration
This chapter explains the menu and screen configuration of the ITA basic console.
2.1 ITA basic console menu list
The ITA common / basic console menu is shown below.
Table 2.1-1 ITA screen list
No
Menu
Group
Menu / Screen
Description
1
ITA basic
console
Device list
Users can maintain the list of managed systems (view / register / update
/ discard).
2
Input operation list
Users can maintain the operation list (view / register / update / discard).
3
Movement list
Users can view the list of registered movements.
4
ER Diagram
Displays the links between all menus and their referred data in an ER
Diagram.

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3 ITA basic console user instruction procedure
3.1 Work flow
The standard workflow in the ITA basic console is as follows.
Details of each operation are described in next section.
Please refer to the details on how to register a Movement in the user instruction manual of each driver.
Figure 3.1-1 Work flow
①Confirm/ Check device information
② Confirm / Check Operation
④ Check Movement
③
Registering Movement in each driver of
ITA

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4 Function and operation method description
4.1 ITA basic console
Device list
In the [Device List] screen, information on the target host is managed.
Please register the required information according to the server type before running the
orchestrators.
If the server information has been changed when re-executing, change the server information in
advance.
Figure 4.1-1 Submenu screen (device list)
Click [Registration] - [Start Registration] button to register device information.
Figure 4.1-2 Registration screen (device list-common items)

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The list of common items on the registration screen is as follows.
Please make sure to enter the target [Host name] and [IP address].
※Registration is required if “Login password” is "●"for “Management”.
Table 4.1-1 List of Registration Screen Items (Device List-Common Items)
Item
Description
Input
Required
Input
type
Restrictions
Managed system item
number
A unique ID that identifies the registration
information is automatically entered.
-
Autofill
If the managed
system item number
exceeds
10,000,000, the
host group function
will not function
properly.
If you want to use
the host group
function, make sure
that the managed
system item number
is lower than
10,000,000.
HW device type
Select the type of HW device
-
Manual
input
Maximum length
128 bytes
Host name
Enter the host name
○
Manual
input
-
IP address
Enter the IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format).
○
Manual
input
Maximum length 15
bytes
EtherWa
keOnLan
MAC
address
Enter MAC address
-
Manual
input
Maximum length 17
bytes
Network
device name
Enter the network device name
-
Manual
input
Maximum length
256 bytes
Login user ID
Enter the user ID to log in.
-
Manual
input
Maximum length 30
bytes
Login
password
Managemen
t
Select “●”to manage the password in ITA
-
List
selecti
on
-
Login
passwords
Specify a password
※
Manual
input
Maximum size 128
bytes
ssh key
credentia
ls
SSH private
key file
Enter the key file when performing key
authentication by specifying the ssh
authentication key file. Provide a key file that
can be authenticated by the root user.
-
File
selecti
on
Passphrase
If there is a passphrase set to the ssh key file,
make sure to input it here.
Maximum size 256
bytes
Remarks
Free description field
-
Manual
input
-
In addition to the common items, information is registered when using each Driver/orchestrator.
For details on each Driver, Please refer to the usage instruction for each driver.
① Ansible Dedicated information

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Figure 4.1-3 Registration Screen (Device List-Ansible)
・Ansible Dedicated information is a required parameter for Ansible driver.
・For more details, please refer to “Usage Instruction_Manual_Ansible-driver”.