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Foglight Capacity Director 6.1.0 - 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

Dashboard location and UI elements

After installing Foglight Capacity Director , the Capacity Director dashboard appears in the Foglight Management Server.

To access the Capacity Director dashboard:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Capacity Director.
The Capacity Director dashboard opens.
Figure 1. Capacity Director dashboard

The Capacity Director dashboard consists of the following UI elements:

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Group selector
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Actions bar
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Menu bar
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Settings Menu

Group selector

The Group selector is located at the top of the dashboard and allows you to select the virtual environment that you want to monitor.

Figure 2. Group Selector

Actions bar

The actions bar at the top of the screens contains the following options, Settings Menu and Recalculating Results.

Figure 3. Actions bar

Settings Menu

Click the Settings icon on the actions bar to open the Settings dialog box. For details about the settings that you can configure in this dialog, see the “Configuring Analysis” and “Configuring Notifications” sections.

Configuring Analysis

The Settings menu > Analysis tab allows you to configure the settings to be taken into calculation by Foglight Capacity Director for analyzing the current capacity and resource utilization, and for predicting future resource requirements.

To configure the analysis settings:
1
In the Settings dialog box, click the Analysis tab.
2
Specify the following values as needed.
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Baseline For Forecasting: Defines the historical period used for the calculations of metric views, current capacity, and recommended resources in the Resource Utilization view. The following options are available: 30 Days Trending (default option), 180 Days Trending, and 365 Days Trending.
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Time Frame: Defines the predicted period for calculating metric views, current capacity, and recommended resources in the Resource Utilization view. The following options are available: Next 30 Days (default option), Next 60 Days, Next 90 Days, and Next 180 Days.
For example, when Next 30 Days is selected, the Resource Utilization view displays metric views, recommended resources, and additional servers required in next 30 days.
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Average Analysis Period: Defines the historical period used for the calculations of:
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Current Capacity view: Slot Size, Slot Available, and Constraint
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Scenario Modeler view: Resource Utilization, Balance Score, and Hog Score
For details about Balance Score and Hog Score, see the “Threshhold of Balance Score” and “Threshhold of Hog Score” sections.
The following options are available: Last 1 Day, Last 3 Days, Last 7 Days (default option), Last 30 Days, Last 90 Days, and Last 180 Days.
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Show Getting Started (Use Cases): Select this check box to show the Getting Started tab, or clear this check box to hide the Getting Started tab.
3
Click Save.
The settings are saved and applied next time when Foglight Capacity Director performs calculations.
Configuring Notifications

The Settings menu > Notifications tab allows you to configure the settings to be taken into calculation by Foglight Capacity Director when sending notifications.

To configure the notifications settings:
1
In the Settings dialog box, click the Notifications tab.
2
Select either or both of the following options, as needed:
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Reserved VM capacity exceeds remaining capacity: Sends a notification email when the reserved VM capacity exceeds the remaining capacity.
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Upcoming reserve VM deployment dates: Sends a notification email when the reserved VM deployment date gets closer.
3
Specify the first notification due date, if needed.
4
Specify the second notification due date, if needed.
5
Specify the third notification due date, if needed.
6
Name the report name in the Report Name field. For more information, see Report Tab.
7
Click Add, type the email address in the prompted dialog, and click Add.
Or
Select one or more email address(es) as needed, and click Delete.
8
Click Save.
The settings are saved and applied next time when Foglight Capacity Director performs calculations.
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