Chat now with support
Chat mit Support

Foglight Capacity Director 6.0.0 - User Guide

Using Foglight Capacity Director Lite Getting Started Tab Current Capacity Tab Resource Utilization Tab Scenario Modeler Tab Server Purchase Tab Report Tab Performance Tuning Tab Changes and DRS Rules Tab Infrastructure Organizations Tab

Modeling a Datastore Expansion (Preview)

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to expand a datastore without deploying the planned change in the real-time environment.

To schedule a datastore expansion:
1
In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
2
Select Model a Datastore Expansion (Preview), and click Next.
3
In the Model a Datastore Expansion Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed.
•
Datastore Name: Click Browse to select a datastore in the Datastore Selector dialog box, and click Select.
•
Current Utilization: These values are automatically filled in after you select a datastore.
•
Capacity: The capacity of the selected datastore.
•
Allocated: The allocated capacity on the selected datastore and the relevant percent.
•
In Use: The capacity that is being used and the relevant percent.
•
Available Space: The available capacity on the selected datastore.
•
Extent Capacity: Type the number of capacity to be expanded. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), B, KB, MB, TB, and b.
4
Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

Modeling a Datastore Shrink (Preview)

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to shrink a datastore without deploying the planned change in the real-time environment.

To schedule a datastore shrink:
1
In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
2
Select Model a Datastore Shrink (Preview), and click Next.
3
In the Model a Datastore Shrink Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed.
•
Datastore Name: Click Browse to select a datastore in the Datastore Selector dialog box, and click Select.
•
Current Utilization: These values are automatically filled in after you select a datastore.
•
Capacity: The capacity of the selected datastore.
•
Allocated: The allocated capacity on the selected datastore and the relevant percent.
•
In Use: The capacity that is being used and the relevant percent.
•
Available Space: The available capacity on the selected datastore.
•
Shrink Capacity: Type the number of capacity to be shrunk. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), B, KB, MB, TB, and b.
4
Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

Editing a Planned Change

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to edit the existing planned changes, as needed.

To edit an existing planned change:
1
In the Planned Changes view, select a planned change that you want to edit, and click the Edit icon.
2
The Settings dialog box appears.
* 
NOTE: The Settings dialog box varies from the following change types: Model a Cluster Addition, Model a Host Addition, Add Virtual Machines, Model a Host Decommission, Decommission Virtual Machines, Model a Host Movement, and Move Virtual Machines. For more information, see Adding a Planned Change.
3
Edit the values as needed, and click Save. For detailed information about the available fields, refer to Adding a Planned Change .
The Planned Changes view is updated to show the updates of this planned change.

Deleting a Planned Change

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to remove the existing planned changes that you do not want to deploy.

To delete one or more planned change(s):
1
In the Planned Changes view, select one or more planned change(s) that you want to remove, and click Delete.
2
In the Confirm delete planned changes dialog box, click Confirm.
The selected planned change is removed from the Planned Changes view.

 

Verwandte Dokumente

The document was helpful.

Bewertung auswählen

I easily found the information I needed.

Bewertung auswählen