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Foglight Capacity Director 5.7.7 - User Guide

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

Editing existing organizations

To edit an existing organization:
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In the Infrastructure Organizations view, click Organizations, and select an organization to be updated.
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Click Edit next to Organization Name.
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In the Edit Organization dialog box, change the following fields, as needed.
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Organization Name: The name of your organization
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Geographical Location: The geographical location of your organization
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Unit Cost ($):
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CPU: The unit cost (in dollar) of CPU
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Memory: The unit cost (in dollar) of memory
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Storage: The unit cost (in dollar) of storage
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Host License Fee ($): The license fee (in dollar) of the host
4
Click Save. The organization changes are updated in the Organizations table.
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Click Save and add another. The Edit Organization dialog box remains open but all fields become blank. Continue with Step 2 in Adding a new organization to add a new organization.

Removing existing organizations

To remove one or more existing organization(s):
1
In the Infrastructure Organizations view, click Organizations, and select the organizations to be removed.
2
Click Delete.
3
In the Confirm Delete Organization Dialog box, click Delete.
The organization is removed from the Organizations table.

Clusters tab

The Clusters tab allows you to assign the available cluster to an organization. Each cluster can be assigned only to one organization. The Clusters tab includes:

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A table showing details about the clusters in your infrastructure
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Name of Host or Cluster: The name of your host or cluster
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Organization: The name of your organization
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Total Cost: The cost of your host or cluster
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Geographical Location: The geographical location of your host or cluster
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An Assign button allowing you to assign a cluster to an organization
To assign a cluster to one organization:
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In the Infrastructure Organizations view, click Clusters, and select a cluster that you want to assign.
2
Click Assign.
3
In the Select Organization dialog box, select an organization from the list, and click Save.
The Cluster/Host table is updated to show the updated assignment.
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NOTE: After assigning a cluster to an organization, the virtual machine movement between different organizations in the Scenario Modeler pane is not allowed.
NOTE: The cost of cluster is re-calculated when assigning this cluster to an organization.

 

Performance Tuning Tab

The Performance Tuning view helps to identify and resolve performance issues in your virtual environment by analyzing contention as well as the resources assigned to a virtual machine and then automating the recommended changes. It includes the following elements:

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Select a Cluster pane: Lists available clusters in the selected virtual center or datacenter, and provides the capability to search the cluster as needed.
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Select a Host pane: Lists available hosts in the selected cluster, and provides the capability to search the host as needed.
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Information icon: Click this icon to pop up the dialog box with details explaining what is Performance Tuning.
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Performance Tuning pane: Consists of two tabs:
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VMs Performance: Design to show the virtual machines on the given host or all hosts in a cluster to quickly highlight the worst performing. This data is then used to drive the recommendations in the Resource Optimization tab.
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Resource Optimization: Provides three automated recommendation engines (Aggressive, Moderate, and Top 10) built to move virtual machines between hosts to reduce the contention and improve the performance.

To access the Performance Tuning view:

1
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.
3
On the Menu bar, click the Performance Tuning tab.
The Performance Tuning view appears at the bottom of the Capacity Director dashboard.
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