Asset Reservation

The Itential Lab is a shared lab and therefore inventory assets will need to be reserved to avoid multiple users using the same test data on the lab devices/systems.  Please note that the lab is set to reset between 12 and 1 AM EST (US), and any reserved assets will be reclaimed at that time.

The use cases outlined within this section are intended to be completed on Itential's Trial infrastructure and lab. For more details about accessing this infrastructure and lab, please visit www.itential.com/get-started

You may notice that the subnet we are reserving for the Port/VLAN Configuration (IOS and EOS) use cases is smaller than what you would typically use for creating a VLAN. We’ve intentionally condensed the subnets in order to ensure more users can leverage Itential’s lab devices while accomplishing use cases.

The following use cases require asset reservations:

• EOS Port/VLAN Configuration
• F5 Load Balancer Provisioning
• IOS Port/VLAN Configuration

Step 1

Navigate to the Cloud Console at https://hub.itential.io

Step 2

Enter your organization ID, then email and password on the subsequent screen. 

Step 3

Click on the blue box under Launch to open your Cloud IAP instance.

Step 4

Once you reach the IAP Dashboard, select Operations Manager in the left navigation menu.

Step 5

In the Operations Manager page, select Asset Reservation from the list of automations.

Step 6

In the Automation Use Case Selection trigger click the ▶ button.  A form will appear to select the Use Case for which you'll be reserving inventory assets.  Choose the Use Case from the dropdown and then click the ▶ Run Manually button to start the reservation job. 

Step 7

A new tab will open in your browser.  Click the ▶ Auto-Work button to view your reserved assets.

Step 8

Copy your reserved assets, then click the OK button.