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Table of contents Introduction ..............................3 Overview of ITA basic console ......................4 ITA basic console menu screen configuration ..................5 ITA basic console menu list ......................5 ITA basic console user instruction procedure ..................6 Work flow ............................. 6 Function and operation method description..................
Introduction This document explains the functions and operation methods of the ITA basic console. Exastro-ITA_User instruction Manual Basic Console 3 / 19...
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. Exastro-ITA_User instruction Manual Basic Console 4 / 19...
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 Menu Menu / Screen Description...
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. ①...
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.
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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...
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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”. Exastro-ITA_User instruction Manual Basic Console 9 / 19...
Associated menu In the “Associated menu” menu, users can register/update/discard CMDB menus that are linked using substitute value auto-registration settings. While the most is done in BackYard if you want to change anything manually, please use this menu. This menu is hidden by default. You can change this by restoring it in the "Role/Menu link list"...
Please refer to [User Instruction Manual_Management Console] for the registration of menu group and menu of CMDB. Input operation list (1) In the [Input operation list] screen, the operations for the target host to be executed by the orchestrator are managed. (Example) [Additional service construction work] etc.
each driver's work execution. operations. Remarks Free description field Manual input Movement list (1) In the [Movement list] screen, you can see the association of the Movement with the orchestrator when using the orchestrator (for reference only). For the actual registration of Movement, please refer to the instruction manual of each Driver and go to the console menu of the ITA driver of each orchestrator.
ER Diagram In the “ER Diagram” screen, the link between all the menus and their referred data is displayed in an ER Diagram. Only the menus that the user has permission to will be displayed. ① Print Prints the ER Diagram. ②...
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(2) Operation explanation Operation Action Zoom in and out Scroll with the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Move Right-click and move the mouse to move the screen Highlight/Un-highlight relation Click an item with a relation Highlight relation (temporary) Hover the cursor over an item with a relation.
ER Diagram menu list. (1) In the “ER Diagram Menu list” menu, users can manage the menus and tables displayed in the ER Diagram, as well as their links. By inputting Item data into the “ER Diagram Item list” after inputting data into this menus will display the respective table information in the ER Diagram.
(3) The items in the Registration screen is as following Table 4.1-4 Registration screen item list(ER Diagram menu list) Item Description Input Input Restrictions requi format Menu group:Menu ○ List All the menus are displayed. selection Select the menu you want the ER Diagram to display. Table name Register the table name that is going to be linked to the ○...
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Press "Start Registration" in the "Register" submenu to register menu information that is going to be displayed in the ER Diagram. Figure 4-13 ER Diagram Item list Exastro-ITA_User instruction Manual Basic Console 17 / 19...
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The items in the Registration screen is as following Table 4.1-5 Registration screen item list(ER Diagram Item list) Items Description Input Input format Restrictions required Menu ○ List Selection The menus configured in the "ER Diagram Menu list" group:Menu is displayed. Select the menu you want the ER Diagram to display.
5 Operation notes 5.1 Routine deletion of operation work history The function to delete the data associated with the scheduled date and time of the operation that is registered in the “input operation list” menu is available. Please refer to “User Instruction Manual_Management Console” for details. Exastro-ITA_User instruction Manual Basic Console 19 / 19...