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Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 - User Guide (Lite version)

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

Adding a Planned Change

To add a planned change, do one of the following:

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Modeling a Cluster Addition
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Modeling a Host Addition
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Adding Virtual Machines
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Modeling a Host Decommission
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Decommissioning Virtual Machines
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Modeling a Host Movement
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Moving Virtual Machines
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Adding a Datastore (Preview)
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Modeling a Datastore Decommission (Preview)
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Modeling a Datastore Expansion (Preview)
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Modeling a Datastore Shrink (Preview)

Modeling a Cluster Addition

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to model a cluster addition without deploying the planned change in the realtime environment.

To schedule a cluster addition:
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In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
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Select Model a Cluster Addition, and click Next.
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In the Model a Cluster Addition Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed.
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Cluster Name: Type the name of the cluster.
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Organization: Select an organization from the drop-down list.
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Deploy Date: Click the icon and select the deployment date.
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Time: Click the icon to select the accurate time on the selected deployment date.
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Host Quantity: Type the number of host.
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Host Configuration: Specify the following options:
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CPU: Type the CPU frequency. The unit is one of the following: GHz (default option), MHz, and THz.
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Memory: Type the physical memory. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Storage: Type the physical storage. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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HA Policy: Specify whether the HA policy is enabled or disabled on clusters, as needed.
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Host failures the cluster tolerates: Select this option to enable the “Host failures the cluster tolerates” HA policy on clusters, then type the number of host that enables this HA policy.
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Percentage of cluster resources reserved as failover spare capacity: Select this option to enable the “Percentage of cluster resources reserved as failover spare capacity” HA policy on clusters, then type the following percentages:
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CPU (%): Type the percent of the reserved CPU resource.
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Memory (%): Type the percent of the reserved Memory resource.
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Disable HA Policy: Select this option to disable the HA policy on clusters.
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Datacenter: Click Browse to select a cluster in the Cluster - Datacenter Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Like Cluster: Select a cluster from the drop-down list. The Average VM Utilization fields are automatically filled in based on your selection.
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Average VM Utilization: Type the average utilization of virtual machines. These fields are automatically filled in after you select a cluster from the Like Cluster drop-down list. You can edit this value if needed.
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CPU: Type the CPU frequency. The unit is one of the following: GHz (default option), MHz, and THz.
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Memory: Type the physical memory. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Storage: Type the physical storage. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Throughput: Type the value of throughput. The unit includes the following: MB/s (default option), B/s, KB/s, GB/s, and TB/s.
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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

Modeling a Host Addition

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to model a host addition without deploying the planned change in the real-time environment.

To schedule a host addition:
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In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
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Select Model a Host Addition, and click Next.
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In the Model a Host Addition Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed:
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Host Name: Type the name of the host.
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Deploy Date: Click the icon and select the deployment date.
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Time: Click the icon to select the accurate time on the selected deployment date.
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Change Type: Includes the following options:
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Add Host To Cluster: The planned change type is “Add Host To Cluster”.
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Add Standalone Host: The planned change type is “Add Standalone Host”.
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Cluster: Click Browse to select a cluster in the Host - Cluster Selector dialog box, then click Select.
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Like Host: Select a host from the drop-down list. The Configuration fields are automatically filled in based on your selection.
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Configuration: Specify the following options. These fields are automatically filled in after you select a host from the Like Host drop-down list. You can edit them as needed.
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CPU: Type the CPU frequency. The unit is one of the following: GHz (default option), MHz, and THz.
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Memory: Type the physical memory. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Storage: Type the physical storage. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

Adding Virtual Machines

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to create and deploy a new change for adding virtual machines in the real-time environment.

To schedule a change for adding virtual machines:
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In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
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Select Add Virtual Machines, and click Next.
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In the Add Virtual Machines Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed:
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VM Name: Type the name of the virtual machine.
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NOTE: If the value of Automated is set to Yes when deploying multiple virtual machines in the environment, the VM Name must end with one of the following: #, ##, and ###. In other words, if ten virtual machines are to be deployed to the environment, the VM Name must end with ##. For example, you plan to add 15 virtual machines and define the VM Name as VM_##, the new virtual machines’ names will be VM_01, VM_02,... VM_15.
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Deploy Date: Click the icon and select the deployment date.
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Time: Click the icon to select the accurate time on the selected deployment date.
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Automated: Specify whether this planned change is deployed automatically or not.
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VM Quantity: Type the number of virtual machines.
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NOTE: VM Quantity cannot exceed the maximum value of the following customized patterns, if you plan to deploy multiple virtual machines and the value of Automated is set to Yes.
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#: The value of this customized pattern can be any number from 1 to 9.
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##: The value of this customized pattern can be any number from 1 to 99.
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###: The value of this customized pattern can be any number from 1 to 500.
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VM Size (available only if Automated is set to No): Includes the following options:
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Existing VM (default option): Specify the size of virtual machine based on an existing virtual machine. The Browse button is enabled after selecting this option. Click Browse to select a virtual machine in the VM Selector dialog box, and click Select. The Average Utilization values are filled in automatically after selecting a virtual machine.
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Default: Set the size of virtual machine to default values (CPU 2.0 GHz, Memory 4.0 GB, Storage 25.0 GB, and Throughput 1.0 MB/s). The Browse button is disabled and the Average Utilization values are filled in automatically after selecting this option.
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Cluster / Host: Click Browse to select a virtual machine in the VM - Cluster / Host Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Resource Pool (available only if Automated is set to Yes and only available for VMware domain): Click Browse to select a resource pool in the Resource Pool Selector dialog box, and click Select.
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Specific Host (available only if Automated is set to Yes and only available for Hyper-V domain): Click Browse to select a specific host in the Specific Host Selector dialog box, and click Select.
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Storage: Click Browse to select a virtual machine in the VM - Storage Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Template (available only if Automated is set to Yes): Click Browse to select a virtual machine template in the VM - Template Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Allocation (available only if Automated is set to Yes): These values are automatically filled in after you select a virtual machine template.
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vCPU: Type the number of vCPU.
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Memory: Type the physical memory. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Average Utilization: These values are automatically filled in after you select a value from the VM Size drop-down list. You can edit these values, if needed.
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CPU: Type the CPU frequency. The unit is one of the following: GHz (default option), MHz, and THz.
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Memory: Type the physical memory. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Storage: Type the physical storage. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), MB, and TB.
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Throughput: Type the value of throughput. The unit includes the following: MB/s (default option), B/s, KB/s, GB/s, and TB/s.
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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.
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