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Foglight Capacity Director 5.8.2 - 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

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

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.
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