Atlas Dashboard Administrator User Guide
Cloud Execution Environment

Contents

1Introduction

2
GUI Description

3
Manage Networks
3.1Create Network
3.2Create Subnet
3.3Create Port
3.4Create Subport
3.5Delete Port

4
Compute Environment
4.1View Available Hosts
4.2View Host Details
4.3Filter and Sort Available Hosts

5
Alarm Monitoring
5.1View Active Alarms
5.2View Alarm Details
5.3View Alarm Operating Instructions
5.4View Alarm and Alert History

1   Introduction

This administrator guide describes the Ericsson Atlas dashboard modifications compared to the OpenStack dashboard (Horizon). It also adds examples on features not described in the community user guide. For detailed information about the OpenStack dashboard (Horizon) from an administrator perspective, refer to the OpenStack Administrator Guide. For further information on supported options, refer to the relevant document:

The target group of the document consists of the CEE administrators using the Atlas Graphical User Interface (GUI) for their operations. Log on as admin user.

2   GUI Description

This section describes the GUI of Atlas used in CEE.

Note:  
Atlas is best viewed using Google Chrome™ but it also supports Mozilla Firefox® 40.0+.

To enter Atlas, the user name and password of the admin user must be typed in at the login screen shown in Figure 1.

Note:  
If the admin user password is changed via the GUI, log on to Atlas CLI and execute the following steps manually:

atlasadm@atlas:~$ source openrc
atlasadm@atlas:~$ export OS_PASSWORD=new_password


Figure 1   Atlas Login Screen

Figure 2 shows the GUI elements used for the operations in Atlas.

Figure 2   Atlas GUI Elements

The following GUI elements are available in the screen:

Categories The menu items on the left are called categories in the OpenStack terminology.
Current Project The user must select a tenant from this drop-down menu.
Current Region The name of the current region is displayed.
View The user must select a view from the drop-down menu, that is, the area of operations the user wants to reach.
User The name of the user logged in is displayed.
Sign Out Click on the icon to sign out from Atlas.
Settings Click on the icon to change password or other user settings.
Help Click on the icon to display help for using the Atlas GUI, and for product information.

There are three initial steps common to operations in this document:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard as admin user.
  2. Select the appropriate project in the Current Project field, and select Admin in the View field.
  3. Click the <Operation> category which is related to that operation.
Note:  
In case of an expired certificate, update the certificate. Otherwise, proceed at your own risk.

3   Manage Networks

This section describes how to manage networks. An overview of the Networks screen is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3   Overview of the Networks Screen

For further information on CEE network interfaces, refer to the relevant document:

3.1   Create Network

To create a network, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Networks category.
  2. Click Create Network.

    Atlas shows the network in the Networks category.

  3. In the Networks window, specify the following fields:

    Name

    Description or Action

    Name


    (Optional)

    A name to identify the network.

    Project

    A project for the network.

    Provide Network Type

    Select any of the following options: Local, VLAN, GRE, and VXLAN. If the network type is VLAN, select Physical Network and Segmentation ID.

    Admin State

    Set Admin State to Down.

    Shared


    (Optional)

    Check this option to set the network as shared.

    External Network


    (Optional)

    Check this option to set the network as external.

    Note:  
    GRE stands for Generic Routing Encapsulation, a tunneling protocol to encapsulate different network layer protocols inside virtual point-to-point links over an Internet Protocol network. CEE only supports VLAN networks.

3.2   Create Subnet

To create a subnet, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Networks category.
  2. Select a network for the subnet to be created.
  3. Click Create Subnet.
  4. In the Create Subnet window, specify the following fields:

    Name

    Description or Action

    Subnet Name


    (Optional)

    A name to identify the subnet

    Network Address

    Specify the IP address of the subnet.

    IP Version

    Select either IPv4 or IPv6.

    Gateway IP


    (Optional)

    The IP address of a specific gateway

    Disable Gateway


    (Optional)

    Check this option to disable the gateway IP address.

    Name

    Description or Action

    Enable DHCP


    (Optional)

    Check this option to enable DHCP.

    Allocation Pools


    (Optional)

    Specify the IP address pools that can be allocated.

    DNS Name Servers


    (Optional)

    Specify the name of the DNS servers to be allocated.

    Host Routes


    (Optional)

    Specify the IP address of host routes.

  5. Click Create.

    Atlas shows the subnet in the Subnets section of the selected networks.

Note:  
IPv6 is not supported.

3.3   Create Port

To create a port, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Networks category.
  2. Select a network for the port to be created.
  3. Click Create Port.
  4. In the Create Port window, specify the following fields:

    Name

    Description or Action

    Name


    (Optional)

    A name to identify the port

    Admin State(1)


    (Optional)

    Uncheck this option to set Admin State to Down, instead of Up. (1)


    Set to Up by default.

    Trunk Port

    This check box denotes whether the port would be a trunk port or not. By default, the port is not a trunk port. To create a trunk port, the check box must be checked.

    Device ID


    (Optional)

    The ID of the device to be attached

    Device Owner


    (Optional)

    Device owner attached to the port

    Subnet


    (Optional)

    Select a subnet. Only required if Fixed IP is specified.

    Fixed IP


    (Optional)

    Specify the fixed IP address that will be assigned to the created port.

    Binding Host ID


    (Optional)

    The ID of the host where the port is allocated.

    (1)   Administrative state down is not supported for trunk ports and their subports. Refer to the relevant OpenStack Networking API in CEE document.


  5. Click Create Port.

3.4   Create Subport

To create a subport, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Networks category.
  2. Select the network, which has the trunk port, to which the subport is to be associated.
  3. Open the drop-down list of the row containing the trunk port, in column Actions.
  4. Select Create Subport.
  5. In the Create Subport window, specify the following fields:

    Name

    Description or Action

    Network ID

    The network to which the subport has to be associated

    Subport Name


    (Optional)

    A name to identify the subport

    VLAN ID

    The VLAN ID that the server VM uses to tag the traffic

    Trunk Port Name

    The name of the parent trunk port

  6. Click Create Subport.

    Atlas shows the created subport in the network to which it is associated.

3.5   Delete Port

This section describes how to delete a port.

Note:  
For deleting a trunk port or a subport, the same steps need to be followed. If deleting a trunk port, associated subports must be deleted first, refer to the OpenStack Networking API in CEE:

Perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Networks category.
  2. Select the network which has the port to be deleted.
  3. Click the check box for the port to be deleted.
  4. Click Delete Ports.

4   Compute Environment

This section describes how to view, filter and sort the physical hosts in the cloud environment, and how to check what instances are running on a selected host. The Compute Environment screen extends the functionality of the standard Horizon Hypervisors screen.

An overview of the Compute Environment screen is shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4   Overview of the Compute Environment Screen

4.1   View Available Hosts

To view all available hosts, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Compute Environment category.

The available hosts are shown on the left side of the screen, and the Hypervisor Summary is shown to the right.

4.2   View Host Details

To view detailed information about a host, including the contained instances, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Compute Environment category.
  2. Click on a host in the list to get detailed information.

    The following information is displayed:

    • Type, VCPU, RAM, and Storage usage
    • The list of Availability Zones and Host Aggregates to which the host belongs
    • The list of instances contained by the host

4.3   Filter and Sort Available Hosts

To filter and sort the available hosts, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Compute Environment category.
  2. Click Show filters to expand the available filtering options.

    For example, the following filters are available:

    • Grouping hosts by Availability Zone or Host Aggregate
    • Listing the following set of hosts:
      • Hosts without instances
      • Hosts with instances
      • Hosts with exceptions, that is, usage of VCPU, RAM, or Storage have exceeded the given limit.
    • Showing the results of fuzzy searching on host name

5   Alarm Monitoring

This section describes how to display active alarms, details about the active alarms, alarm and alert history, and how to reach the operating instructions used for clearing alarms. Additionally, the section contains information about alarm notifications.

5.1   View Active Alarms

The Active Alarms screen is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5   Active Alarms Screen

To list the active alarms, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Active Alarms category.

A list of active alarms are displayed.

  1. To filter the alarms on severity, click one of the following buttons:
    Critical, Major, Minor, or Warning.

5.2   View Alarm Details

Figure 6 shows the details of an alarm at the Overview tab of the Alarm Details screen.

Figure 6   Alarm Details - Overview

To view the alarm details, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Active Alarms category.

A list of active alarms are displayed.

  1. Select an active alarm by clicking on it.
  2. Click the Overview tab for detailed information about the alarm.

5.3   View Alarm Operating Instructions

Figure 7 shows the operating instructions for an alarm at the Operating Instructions tab of the Alarm Details screen.

Figure 7   Alarm Details - Operating Instructions

To display the operating instructions for an alarm, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Active Alarms category.

A list of active alarms are displayed.

  1. Select an active alarm by clicking on it.
  2. Click the Operating Instructions tab to display the alarm operating instructions.

5.4   View Alarm and Alert History

The Alarm & Alert History screen is shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8   Alarm and Alert History

To display the alarm and alert history of a time period, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to the Atlas dashboard, select the appropriate project with admin view, and click the Alarm & Alert History category.
  2. Specify the time period by filling in the From and To fields. Use the following date format: yyyy-mm-dd.
  3. Click Submit to view the list of alarms and alerts of the selected time period.


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