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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

Calculating Slot Size Using Custom Size

To recalculate the slot size based on a custom size:
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In the VirtualCenter/Hosts Overview pane, select Custom Size from the Slot Size drop-down list.
The Edit Slot Size button appears on the right side of the Slot Size drop-down list.
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Click Edit Slot Size.
The Enter custom values dialog box appears.
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Specify the values for CPU, Memory, Storage, and Throughput for the custom virtual machine.
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Click Save.
The Enter custom values dialog box closes and the Clusters/Hosts pane is updated to reflect this change.

Clusters/Hosts pane

The Clusters/Hosts pane displays the details related to the selected virtual center or datacenter. This information is automatically updated when the Slot Size settings are modified and when including/applying planned changes. For more information, see Calculating Slot Size Based on VM and Calculating Slot Size Using Custom Size .

The Clusters/Hosts pane includes the following capacity data:

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Filtered by cluster (Hosts tab only): Filter the hosts that contain the selected cluster.
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Cluster Name (Clusters tab) or Name (Hosts tab): Name of the selected cluster or host.
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ESX Hosts (Clusters tab only): Number of ESX® hosts in the selected cluster.
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Slot Size: CPU, Memory, Storage, and Throughput resources available on the virtual machine.
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Running VMs: Number of running virtual machines in the selected cluster or host.
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Slots Available:
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Now: Number of available slots in the selected cluster or host
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After Changes: Number of available slots after including/excluding planned changes. This value should be identical to the value of Now if there is no planned change selected on the Planned Changes pane. For more information, see Changes and DRS Rules Tab.
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Constraint:
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Now: Available Constraint in the selected cluster or host
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After Changes: Available slots after including/excluding planned changes.
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HA (Clusters tab only): If the HA policy is enabled for a cluster, Foglight Capacity Director calculates the cluster resources and reserves the cluster resources that are required to satisfy the HA policy. A green check mark appears in the HA column when the HA policy is enabled.

 

Resource Utilization Tab

The Resource Utilization view displays information about the resource utilization of a selected virtual center or datacenter. It includes the following panes:

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Planned Changes pane: Lists all valid planned changes before the deployment date, and provides the capability to create/edit/remove one or more planned changes.
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Clusters/Hosts and Workload pane: Consists of the following two tabs:
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Clusters: Provides detailed information about clusters that are available in the selected virtual center or datacenter.
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Hosts and Workload: Provides detailed information about hosts that are available in the selected cluster.
To access the Resource Utilization view:
1
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Capacity Director.
The Capacity Director dashboard opens.
2
Use the Group selector located at the top of the dashboard to select the virtual environment that you want to monitor.
3
On the Menu bar, click the Resource Utilization tab.
The Resource Utilization view appears at the bottom of the Capacity Director dashboard.
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NOTE: Enabling or disabling the HA policy, which is configured in vCenter®, is applicable for both the Clusters tab and the Hosts and Workload tab in the Resource Utilization view. If the HA policy is enabled for a cluster, Foglight Capacity Director calculates the cluster resources and reserve the cluster resources that are required to satisfy the HA policy. A green check mark appears in the HA column when the HA policy is enabled.

Planned Changes pane

For more information, see Planned Changes pane.

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