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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

Adding a new server

Before adding a new server, in the Server Purchase pane, click the Replace Existing Servers tab or the Purchase Additional Servers tab, and locate the Server List table at the bottom of the Server Purchase view.

To add a new server:
1
In the Server List table, click Add.
2
In the Add Host Model dialog box, specify the following values, as needed.
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Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the new server.
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Model Name: The model name of the new server.
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Unit Cost ($): The unit cost (in dollar) of the new server.
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Number of CPU Cores: The number of CPU cores of the new server.
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Physical CPU Speed: The physical CPU speed of the new server. The unit is one of the following: MHz, GHz (default option), and THz.
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Amount of Physical Memory: The physical memory of the new server. The unit is one of the following: MB, GB (default option), and TB.
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Power Requirement: The power of the new server. The unit is one of the following: W (default option), kW, and MW.
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Space Requirement: The space (in U) of the new server.
3
Click Save.
The Server List table is updated automatically to show the new server.

Editing existing servers

Before editing an existing server, in the Server Purchase pane, click the Replace Existing Servers tab or the Purchase Additional Servers tab, and locate the Server List table at the bottom of the Server Purchase view.

To edit an existing server:
1
Select an existing server from the Server List table, and click Edit.
2
In the Edit Host Model dialog box, change any of following values, as needed.
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Manufacturer: The manufacturer of this server.
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Model Name: The model name of this server.
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Unit Cost ($): The unit cost (in dollar) of this server.
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Number of CPU Cores: The number of CPU cores of this server.
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Physical CPU Speed: The physical CPU speed of this server. The unit is one of the following: MHz, GHz (default option), and THz.
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Amount of Physical Memory: The physical memory of this server. The unit is one of the following: MB, GB (default option), and TB.
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Power Requirement: The power of this server. The unit is one of the following: W (default option), kW, and MW.
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Space Requirement: The space (in U) of this server.
3
Click Save.
The Server List table is updated automatically to show the changes made to this server.

Deleting existing servers

Before deleting existing servers, in the Server Purchase pane, click the Replace Existing Servers tab or the Purchase Additional Servers tab, and locate the Server List table at the bottom of the Server Purchase view.

To delete one or more existing server(s):
1
In the Server List table, select the sever(s) that you want to remove, and click Delete.
2
In the Confirm Delete Host Models dialog box, click Delete.
The server is removed from the Server List table.

Importing server list

Before importing a server list, in the Server Purchase pane, click the Replace Existing Servers tab or the Purchase Additional Servers tab, and locate the Server List table at the bottom of the Server Purchase view.

To import an existing server list:
1
In the Server List table, click Import.
2
In the Import Host Models dialog box, select Replace to replace the existing servers with the imported server list.
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Select Add to add the imported servers to the existing server list.
3
Click Browse to browse your local drive and select a .csv file, and click Open.
4
Click Import.
The Server List table is updated automatically to include the imported servers.
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