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Foglight Resource Optimizer 5.8 - User Guide (for VMware Environments)

Credentials tab

A credential is a piece of information that an agent instance needs, in order to gain access to the monitored system. Credentials are encrypted and stored in lockboxes. You can manage credentials in Foglight using the Administration > Credentials dashboard. For information about this topic, see the “Controlling System Access with Credentials” section in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Guide.

The Credentials tab allows you to add, edit, and remove credentials groups. This tab is only for the Storage rightsizer.

Figure 9. Credentials tab

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Click Add a New Credential Group.
The Create a New Credential Group dialog box appears.
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In the Credential Group Name field, type in name of the new group.
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In the List of Related Object area, define the objects that are related to this credential group. Click Add Services and Add Virtual Machines, and select the objects from the available lists.
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In the List of Assigned Credentials area, select the credentials you want to assign to this group. Click Assign a Credential and select a credential type from the available options.
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Click the Edit icon at the right end of the credential group you want to modify.
The Edit a Credential Group dialog box appears.
A Confirm deletion dialog box appears.

Constraints tab

The Constraints tab allows you to set custom thresholds for select objects in the environment. These recommendations are displayed in the Optimizer tab > VM Configuration/ CPU/ Memory/ Storage views > Modify Recommendation column. Use this tab to add, edit, and remove constraints groups.

Figure 10. Constraints tab

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In the Settings Dialog, click Constraints > Add a New Constraint Group.
The Create a New Constraint Group dialog box appears.
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In the Constraint Group Name field, type in name of the new group.
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In the List of Related Object area, define the objects that are related to this constraint group. Click Add Services or Add Virtual Machines, and select the objects from the available lists.
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In the Constraints area, select the options or type the values you want to assign to this group.
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Click Save.
The settings are saved and the Settings Dialog closes.
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In the Settings Dialog, click the Constraints tab.
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Click the Edit icon at the right end of the constraint group you want to modify.
The Edit a Constraint Group dialog box appears.
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Click Save.
The settings are saved and the Settings Dialog closes.
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In the Settings Dialog, click the Constraints tab.
A Confirm deletion dialog box appears.
The settings are saved and the Settings Dialog closes.

Scheduled Actions

Recommendations for improvements in resource utilization can be implemented automatically, or scheduled for implementation at a particular time in the future (for example, within a maintenance window).

Use the Scheduled Actions menu to access the list of operations scheduled to be run at a particular time in the future.

The Scheduled Actions dialog shows the list of operations scheduled to be run at a particular time in the future, and allows you to edit or remove any scheduled actions. To view only the actions specific to Foglight Resource Optimizer, select the “show only Optimizer actions” checkbox. When the checkbox is not selected, the dialog shows all actions scheduled for your virtual environment.

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In the Scheduled Actions dialog, click the Edit icon at the right end of the action you want to modify.
The Edit Scheduled Action dialog box appears.
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Click Apply.
The settings are saved and the Scheduled Actions dialog box closes.
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In the Scheduled Actions dialog, select the check box for the action you want to delete, and click Remove.
The settings are saved and the Scheduled Actions dialog box closes.

Automate

Recommendations for improvements in resource utilization can be implemented automatically, or scheduled for implementation at a particular time in the future (for example, within a maintenance window).

Use the Automate menu to set the criteria for automatically sending recommendations for improvements. The Create Automate For <Environment Name> dialog box allows you to configure the following settings:

Implement the <Resource> recommendations for <Environment Name>. Select the check boxes (where available) for the recommendations that should be implemented automatically.
Choose the recommendation schedule that should be run automatically. Click New to add a new schedule to the list of schedules.

All the executable recommendations for improvements in resource utilization from the selected tab can be implemented automatically. When you click Automate, these recommendations are scheduled for implementation at a particular time in the future, and the scheduled recommendations appear in the Scheduled Actions dialog.

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