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Foglight Capacity Manager 5.7.1 - User Guide

Group selector

The Group selector is located at the top of the dashboard 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 contain the following options, Settings and Recalculate. For details about the actions bar, see the “Analysis” and “Recalculating Results” sections.
Figure 3. Actions bar

Quick view

The quick view is located on the lower part of the Capacity Management tab, which is updated based on the selected tab .
Figure 4. Quick view in the VMware environment

Analysis

The Settings menu > Analysis tab allows you to configure the settings to be taken into calculation by Foglight Capacity Manager for analyzing the current capacity and resource utilization, and for predicting future resource requirements.
To configure the analysis settings:
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In the Settings dialog box, click the Analysis tab.
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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) and 180 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, Next 60 Days, Next 90 Days, and Next 180 Days (default option).
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 the Slot Size, Slot Available, and Constraint in the Current Capacity view.
The following options are available: Last 1 Day, Last 3 Days, Last 7 Days (default option), and Last 30 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 Manager performs calculations.
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