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Foglight Capacity Director 7.1.0 - User Guide

Using Foglight Capacity Director 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

Select a Cluster pane

The Select a Cluter pane on the left top of the Capacity Director dashboard offers the following menus:

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Search menu: Provides the search functionality that helps you easily find the cluster, as needed.
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Select a Cluster table: Lists all clusters that are available in the selected virtual center or datacenter.
Description

Lists the name and the performance score of all clusters that are available in the selected virtual center or datacenter.

Data displayed
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Cluster Name. The name of the cluster.
 
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Performance Score. The performance score of the cluster.

Select a Host pane

The Select a Host pane on the left bottom of the Capacity Director dashboard offers the following menus:

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Search menu: Provides the search functionality that helps you easily find the host, as needed.
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Select a Host table: Lists all hosts that are available in the selected cluster.
Description

Lists the name and the performance score of all hosts that are available in the selected cluster.

Data displayed
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Host Name. The name of the host.
 
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Performance Score. The performance score of the host.

Performance Tuning pane

The VMs Performance tab and Resource Optimization tab provide a view of the selected cluster and hosts.

The VMs Performance tab includes the following elements:

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Filter menu: Allows you to filter the virtual machines based on the following options: All VMs (default option), Good, Degrading, and Bad.
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Virtual Machine: Displays the name of the virtual machine.
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CPU: Shows the CPU Utilization, CPU Latency, and CPU Max Limited in percent for the virtual machine.
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Memory: Shows the memory Utilization, memory Swapped, and memory balloon for the virtual machine.
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Virtual Disk Latency: Shows the data transfer latency (in ms) of the virtual machine.
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Performance State: Indicates the performance state of the virtual machine, which can be one of the following: Good, Degrading, and Bad.
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Performance Score: Shows the performance score of the virtual machine.

The Resource Optimization tab includes the following elements:

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Select a mode for recommendation: Provides the optimization modes that help you obtain the recommended resource optimization, as needed.
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Resources Optimization table: Lists the resource optimization result of virtual machines, which includes the name of Virtual Machine, Performance Score, Resource Type, Recommendation, and Modify Recommendation.
This table is refreshed automatically after selecting a mode from the Select a mode for recommendation drop-down list.
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Migration Recommendation table: Lists the resource migration result of virtual machines, which includes the name of Virtual Machine, Performance Score, Source Host, Destination, and Status.
This table is refreshed automatically after selecting a mode from the Select a mode for recommendation drop-down list.

Changes and DRS Rules Tab

The Changes and DRS Rules view displays the list of planned changes scheduled before the deployment date, as well as the list of planned changes that have been executed. It includes the following elements:

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Planned Changes tab: Includes the Planned Changes table and Add/Delete menus.
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Planned Changes table: Includes the following elements:
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The Edit button: Allows you to edit planned changes. For more information, see Editing a Planned Change.
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Deploy Date: The date when the planned change is deployed.
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Description: The description of the planned change.
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Validation:
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Automation: Indicates whether the planned change will be deployed automatically or not.
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NOTE: Foglight Capacity Director does not support the following automated deployments in Hyper-V environments: Add Virtual Machines, Decommission Virtual Machines, and Move Virtual Machines.
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Performance: Indicates whether the planned change impacts the performance of the selected virtual center or not.
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Conflict: Indicates whether the planned change has conflicts or not.
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Add/Delete menus: Allow you to manage planned changes. For more information, see Adding a Planned Change and Deleting a Planned Change .
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Change History tab: List all the changes committed.
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DRS Rules tab: Allow you to select a cluster to view the DRS status of the selected cluster.

To access the Changes and DRS Rules view:

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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Capacity Director.
The Capacity Director dashboard opens.
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Use the Group selector located at the top of the dashboard to select the virtual environment that you want to monitor.
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On the Menu bar, click the Changes and DRS Rules tab.
The Changes and DRS Rules view appears at the bottom of the Capacity Director dashboard.

For more information, see the following topics:

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Adding a Planned Change
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Editing a Planned Change
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Deleting a Planned Change
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