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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

Moving Virtual Machines

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to create and deploy a new change for moving virtual machines between various destinations.

To schedule a change for moving a virtual machine:
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In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
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Select Move Virtual Machines, and click Next.
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In the Move Virtual Machines Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed:
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VM Name: Click Browse to select a virtual machine to be moved in the VM Selector dialog box, and click Select.
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Source: This value is the original destination where the virtual machine is deployed and is automatically filled in after you select a virtual machine.
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Automated: Specify whether this planned change is deployed automatically or not.
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Destination: Click Browse to select a destination to which the virtual machine is moved in the VM Movement - Destination Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Specific Host (available only if Automated is set to Yes): Click Browse to select a host in the VM Movement - Specific Host Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Resource Pool (available only if Automated is set to Yes): Click Browse to select a resource pool in the Resource Pool Selector dialog box, and click Select.
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Storage: Click Browse to select a storage in the VM Movement - Storage Selector dialog box, and click Save.
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Move Date: Click the icon and select the movement date.
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Time: Click the icon to select the accurate time on the selected movement date.
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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

For migrating Hyper-V VMs, please do the following:

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Set all isInitiator=true for module.com.sun.security.jgss.initiate (For AIX, set the com.ibm.security.jgss.initiate) from FGLAM_HOM\state\default\config\auth.login.config.
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Set forwardable=true in libdefaults from FGLAM_HOM\state\default\config\krb5.config.
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In Hyper-V Manager, select the Hyper-V server and settings. Then, go to Live Migration and Advanced Features. Then, select Use Kerberos under Authentication Protocol.
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In Active Directory Users and Computers, find the Hyper-V server and go to properties. Then, find Delegation tab and add CIFS and Microsoft Virtual System Migration Service.
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For Live Migration, In Hyper-V Manager, find the VM and go to properties. Then, expand Processor and select Compatibility and check Migrate to physical computer with a different processor version.

Adding a Datastore (Preview)

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to add a datastore without deploying the planned change in the realtime environment.

To schedule a datastore addition:
1
In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
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Select Add a Datastore (Preview), and click Next.
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In the Model a Datastore Addition Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed.
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Datastore Name: Type the name of the datastore.
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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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Capacity: Type the number of capacity. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), B, KB, MB, TB, and b.
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Select Hosts: Select a host from the Select Hosts table.
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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

Modeling a Datastore Decommission (Preview)

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to decommission a datastore without deploying the planned change in the real-time environment.

To schedule a datastore decommission:
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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 Datastore Decommission (Preview), and click Next.
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In the Model a Datastore Decommission Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed.
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Datastore Name: Click Browse to select a datastore in the Datastore Selector dialog box, and click Select.
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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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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.

Modeling a Datastore Expansion (Preview)

Foglight Capacity Director allows you to expand a datastore without deploying the planned change in the real-time environment.

To schedule a datastore expansion:
1
In the Planned Changes view, click Add.
The wizard of scheduled planned changes appears.
2
Select Model a Datastore Expansion (Preview), and click Next.
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In the Model a Datastore Expansion Wizard dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed.
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Datastore Name: Click Browse to select a datastore in the Datastore Selector dialog box, and click Select.
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Current Utilization: These values are automatically filled in after you select a datastore.
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Capacity: The capacity of the selected datastore.
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Allocated: The allocated capacity on the selected datastore and the relevant percent.
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In Use: The capacity that is being used and the relevant percent.
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Available Space: The available capacity on the selected datastore.
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Extent Capacity: Type the number of capacity to be expanded. The unit is one of the following: GB (default option), B, KB, MB, TB, and b.
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Click Finish.
The Planned Changes view is updated to include this new change.
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