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HP Capacity Advisor 7.1 User GuideAbstractThis guide describes how Capacity Advisor can help you plan for resource usage changes in a virtualized serv

Graphed data in Capacity Advisor reports...215Known problems in Capacity Advisor documentation...

Accessing Capacity AnalysisAfter logging in to Matrix OE, you can access Capacity Analysis in several ways:• Select Tools→Capacity Analysis... from th

Working with the Analysis tabThe Analysis tab is composed of the following features:1. “Menu bar” (page 101)2. “Server and data range selector” (page

Table 7 Menu options on the Analysis tab (continued)Action summaryMenu selectionDelete an analysis query that you have created. To activate thismenu o

Analysis queries tableThe predefined analysis queries, and any queries you create, are listed in a table below the serverand data range selector.Use t

Filtering by name• You can hold your mouse over the empty field to bring up a tool tip about the expected inputfor the filter.• Enter characters that

Filtering by visibility• Click All to remove the default selection, which shows your private queries and all publicqueries.• Select public or private

• The filtering of results by date range and server collection.Before running a query, you can further refine the results using the “server and data r

Several predefined queries provide ways to look for underused systems.Table 9 Predefined analysis queries: Finding underused systemsDescriptionQuery n

Table 10 Predefined analysis queries: Finding overused systems (continued)DescriptionQuery nameVM hosts that have been overloaded with VMs.Consider mo

Controlling power costsPower costs continue to climb in the data center. You can determine the power used by eachsystem, and the relative performance

1 IntroductionThis document describes how to use HP Capacity Advisor to plan for resource usage changes ina virtualized server environment, and analyz

1. Do one of the following:• If you are creating the query from an existing query:◦ In the Analysis tab, click the radio button next to the existing q

7. Optional. Select the information to be displayed in the analysis results for the query.a. In Table Columns, click Choose….You can select any number

Character support in Capacity Analysis queriesUse only supported characters in analysis query names, descriptions, and the query filter fieldsused for

4. Select the attribute to be used in the expression:a. In the first drop-down list on the line, click the arrow next to Avg CPU (%).The Attribute Sel

Filter creation tips• Placing a match All inside another match All, or a match Any inside another match Any,will be ignored. Any empty parentheses wil

5. Create the second expression:a. Click the arrow for the first drop-down list.The Attribute Selection dialog box appears, opened to the CPU tab.b. U

System TabTable 15 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: System TabDescriptionAttribute NameSectionThe system's host name, IP address

Table 15 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: System Tab (continued)DescriptionAttribute NameSectionOn a scale of 0–5, this value indicat

Table 16 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: CPU Tab (continued)Processor speed: The clock frequency of thesystem's processor.Proc

Table 17 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: Memory Tab (continued)DescriptionAttribute NameSectionThe average number of memory pages be

• Number of CPU cores• CPU benchmark data• Memory size• Network I/O bandwidth• Disk I/O bandwidth• Power usage• Platform multiplier for memory (see “A

Table 18 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: Network Tab (continued)DescriptionAttribute NameSectionThe system's network I/O capaci

Table 19 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: Disk Tab (continued)DescriptionAttribute NameSectionThe system's disk I/O capacity as

Table 20 Attributes available for use in analysis queries: Power Tab (continued)DescriptionAttribute NameSectionThe system's estimated peak power

Once you locate the large VMs that can be resized, you want to produce information to justifywhy a large VM could be exchanged for a smaller one. To d

3. Click OK.The selected columns are now visible on the right-hand side of the Analysis Query Definitionscreen.4. Optional. Reorder, resize, or change

To revise the query, follow these steps:1. In the first line, click the icon.The Match drop-down list is displayed.2. Select Any.3. Click the icon.4.

However, software licenses can make the cost of one extra core very expensive. Some softwarepackages cost over $20,000 per core. In that case, the dif

2. In the Analysis Query Definition screen:a. Enter a query name of VMs with one too many cores.b. Select the Viewable by all check box if others will

5. Click the blank area in the second Match Any line and drag it above the first expression.Both expressions should now have the same indent:6. Comple

d. Use the drop-down menus to complete each sub-expression.First sub-expression:15-Min CPU (%) < 40Core count >= 2Second sub-expression:15-Min C

• On a Microsoft Windows CMS:Allot 64.5 MB for each workload on each Windows or Linux managed node to supportagentless data collection. Allot 34.7 MB

Changing analysis queriesEditing an existing analysis queryPrerequisites• The query must be a custom query. You cannot edit a predefined query.• You m

6 Planning with Capacity AdvisorGetting readyTo get maximum value from the Capacity Advisor tools, it is important to:• Be familiar with the HP System

Prerequisites• You must have already collected data on the systems of interest (see “Gathering data forCapacity Advisor” (page 37)).• You should be fa

Step 1: Determine which systems to consolidateFrom the top menu bar, select Reports→Capacity Planning→Create Consolidation CandidatesReports...On sele

NOTE: While the default setting for a scenario is to recommend at least seven days of datato use for analysis, one carefully selected day can be suffi

Figure 8 Example of bar meters on a System tab in the scenario editorThe weekly data is representative of recent utilization and can be calculated qui

over the legacy08 CPU utilization bar, you can see a pop-up message indicating the CPUutilization limit that is exceeded:More information about the ut

Looking at the legacy08 graph, you can see that processing frequently requires 100% of availableCPU in a month-long period. Also, it appears that the

The application on legacy03 has a two-core processing capacity. A significant gap exists betweenAverage use (.35 cores) and Peak use (1.63 cores), as

By studying this table and the key, you may have already concluded:• None of the servers meet an acceptable level of fitness as described by the headr

different view. This can cause problems, including incorrectly displaying which objects are selectedin the current view, losing information input into

This time, vse02 looks like the best VM host candidate in this scenario, as long as additional CPUare added to it to handle the additional processing

Leave the default setting for headroom calculations as it is — exclude guest fitness results (no fitnessrating will be considered for individual VMs i

Click OK to save and apply the changes.Related topics• “Utilization limits ” (page 28)• “Setting scenario-wide utilization limits” (page 59)Automating

Table 23 Checklist — Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine using automated solutionfinding (HP Smart Solver)Related Procedure(s)Task• “Cre

Related topic• “Creating a planning scenario” (page 65)Step 3: Edit the scenarioThe systems included in the scenario are listed on the System tab of t

Now, decide whether to let Capacity Advisor select the defaults for hypervisor overhead, or toprovide your own values. Click “More Information” for gu

Based on the information given in the solution, you might choose to do the following:• Run the Solver again, and define the template host to have 5 GB

you can make more informed decisions about re-configuring your servers to improve the qualityof service or maintain it with a more efficient configura

Table 26 Checklist — Determining where to put a workload using automated solution finding (HPSmart Solver)Related Procedure(s)Task• “Creating a consol

Task: Estimating potential power savings across a range of server modelsFor specific descriptions of each field shown on the user interface screens, c

2 FeaturesCapacity Advisor lets you test configuration changes before actually making them in your datacenter, and helps you to manage existing resour

This example scenario contains four older HP servers showing high levels of CPU usage, shownin the following image. Two of these servers are currently

While values for the selected model and server series are supplied in drop-down selectors fromwhich you can choose, you will need to supply realistic

The following image shows the summary data for power provided on the index page of theutilization report:Clicking a system name on the index page open

Move workloads from the older servers to the newer serverFrom the Systems tab of the Edit Scenario screen, select all the servers in the scenario. The

Compare power use between NewVMhost1 running four VMs (including m-teal2) and m-teal2running on an older physical server.Comparing energy use and cost

7 Using Capacity Advisor with HP ServiceguardYou are likely to use both Capacity Advisor and HP Serviceguard together in your data center.Serviceguard

This process affects only the system workload for the virtual machine. If monitored workloads aredefined inside the virtual machine, their data is tra

8 Troubleshooting in Capacity AdvisorBehaviors that you might see when working within the Capacity Advisor user interface that maynot have error or wa

collection only. Systems with the HP Insight Capacity Advisor Consolidation software license arenot included in the analysis performed by Capacity Ana

No network connectivity between the CMS and the managed nodeThis is often a source of errors, once a system has been configured and data collection is

◦ Import existing workload profiles◦ Edit workload demands◦ Move workloads between systems◦ Park workloads◦ Delete workloads• For scenarios themselves

And it includes this description:Check the comment of this event to see why the Linux agentless datacollection output is invalid. If the "Complet

Data seems to be incorrect or lostVM guest resource utilization appears to exceed the resource utilization of itsVM hostWhen viewing historical resour

Capacity Advisor 6.x or later to improve the accuracy of the performance measure. See “Creatinga workload” (page 80) and “Editing a workload” (page 81

• A system is initially discovered by IP address ONLY (for example, in a non-DNS environment).Later the system is identified in HP SIM by its fully-qu

If the workload is not referenced on the Workload tab, you can delete the workload with thefollowing command from the CLI:gwlm delete --workload=workl

Verify that the HP Capacity Advisor Data Service has computed whichcollections the current user is authorized to viewThe HP Capacity Advisor Data Serv

Exporting four years or 3 MB of data into Capacity Advisor for profilingcapprofile aborts with data sets of this size. Suggested action: Export multip

scenario is created with systems having imagined names. When this occurs, the scenario changerecord (Undo/Edit/View screen) indicates an error; the sc

• Automatic power calibration can be done on managed ProLiant Linux systems with no additionalagents or providers.• Automatic power calibration is sup

systems from the top menu bar or from the command line. You need to be a privileged administratoruser or root to do this action.You may then want to c

Figure 1 Capacity Advisor data collection infrastructure12Scenario data is storedautomatically for continueduse in the Scenario Editor.7The Data Colle

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9 Capacity Advisor error and warning messagesCertain messages that you might see when working within the Capacity Advisor user interface orthat are ab

Command warning messagesWithin the messages sections, messages appear in alphabetical order. Messages that start withsystem_name are placed at “s” in

Table 29 Warning messages in Capacity Advisor (continued)To correctProbable causeMessageAdd the required credentials to thesystems where you plan to r

Table 29 Warning messages in Capacity Advisor (continued)To correctProbable causeMessageInstall the HP VM WBEM provider(vmProvider) on the virtual mac

Remember that the Smart Solver includes utilization limits set for the workload, system, orscenario-wide when calculating desired capacity for the sol

• Collect or import additional valid data to improve the data validity percentage.• Adjust the workload forecast model data range selection to exclude

10 Support and other resourcesThe following resources are available to help you learn how to best use HP Capacity Advisor orto help you if you encount

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Calculation assistanceSee “Related technical papers” (page 177) for additional information.Cost calculationWhen creating utilization reports, Capacity

Collecting data for a workload with a HP Serviceguard packageYou can associate a monitored workload with a Serviceguard package. This association allo

• A move from one system architecture to another system architecture can increase or decreaseresource utilization.• A move from a two-way to a one-way

CPU workload multiplierMeaningThe relative change in CPU utilization desired when sizing an existing workload to better simulatea new workload in a sc

Disk I/O workload multiplierMeaningThe relative change in disk I/O utilization desired when sizing an existing workload to bettersimulate a new worklo

Table 31 Define static estimates — settings to guide Estimated Utilization assumptions for workloadDescriptionAttribute or actionAreaFractional or who

CPU Virtualization Overhead %MeaningThe percent change in CPU utilization due to the overhead (or the absence of overhead) incurredby running an appli

Example: For a host with 32 GB of physical memory, the Hypervisor Memory Overhead will be:750 MB (.73 GB) + 7.5% of 31 GB = .73 GB + 2.24 GB = 2.97 GB

IMPORTANT: Values given by these power calculators are only estimates. Actual results can varydepending on application load, ambient temperature, and

a. Configure a single bay with a blade matching your desired configuration.b. Specify utilization to 1%.c. Select “Update Calculation” and record the

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Command referenceThis reference section contains detailed descriptions of the Capacity Advisor commands.Commands available on HP-UX and Microsoft Wind

Table 2 A comparison of agentless data collection and use of Utilization WBEM ProviderUtilization ProviderAgentless data collectionEqually useful in d

capcustombenchmark(1M)NAMEcapcustombenchmark -- Configure Capacity Advisor benchmark CPU scaling to normalize collecteddata.SYNOPSISPath on CMS:• /opt

result: value +/- std_dev :typevalue is the performance index result.•• +/- std_dev is the standard deviation for the type.• type is the method used t

capcustombenchmark (4)NAMEcapcustombenchmark -- Format of Capacity Advisor custom benchmark database files.DESCRIPTIONDefines the file format to use w

capovpaextract (1M)NAMEcapovpaextract -- Export Performance Agent (OVPA) system data from the specified managed nodeand import the data into Capacity

HP-UX• C.03.35 or laterSOLARIS• C.03.75 or laterLINUX• C.04.00 or laterEXAMPLESExtract Performance Agent data and import the data to an existing syste

capprofile (1M)NAMEcapprofile -- Import, export, display, invalidate and remove Capacity Advisor data collected forworkloads or systems.SYNOPSISPath o

The following cases cause imported data to be ignored or converted and a warning messageissued:• A sample line with missing or extra metrics, as compa

cannot, for example, mark invalid only the CPU utilization portion of asample.Use -m i to mark data for a specified interval and profileID as invalid;

EXAMPLESExport profile data from December 14, 2005 at midnight to midnight December 31, 2005 for theworkload with profileID billing3 to the file billi

capprofile (4)NAMEcapprofile -- Format of Capacity Advisor import and export files.DESCRIPTIONDefines the file format used when importing and exportin

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Differences in network dataICperf does not report the correct network I/O when network interface cards (NICs) are beingteamed for network fault tolera

metric: One or more of the following metrics: CPU_UTIL, MEM_UTIL, NET_UTIL, DISK_UTIL,CPU_ALLOC, MEM_ALLOC, PHYS_CPUS, PHYS_MEM, CPU_QUEUE, PAGES_PER_

#CPU:4 @ 1.866GHz#Memory:4093MB#OS:WINNT#Model:ProLiant DL380 G5#ProcessorString:Intel(R) Xeon(TM) Processor 1.866 GHz (x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping

capagentlesscfgNAMEcapagentlesscfg -- Set options for Matrix Operating Environment agentless data collection, andview a configuration file that contai

For the listed Windows systems, specify a 10-minute interval between data collections using 20collector threads.# capagentlesscfg -m600 -n20List all n

cappmpextractNAMEcappmpextract -- Export HP Insight Control performance management (ICperf) system data fromthe specified managed node and import the

systems to use in Capacity Advisor scenarios. Non-MatrixOE workloads are not associated with any licensed nodesand are not visible on the Matrix OE Wo

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Units and terminologyThe units and terms listed in the following table are used within Capacity Advisor. For an expandedlist of terminology used withi

Table 32 Units and Terminology (continued)Measured in MB/s (10^6 bytes, megabytes per second).Each sample represents an average reading over the past

Table 32 Units and Terminology (continued)The amount of memory used in gigabytes (2^30 bytes).Each sample represents an actual reading at the time the

Figure 3 CPU utilization for managed system puny03v71Peak value.Comparing these two graphs shows that workload peaks on the two systems do not occursi

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Snapshots of Capacity Advisor reportsConsolidation candidates reportThe following image illustrates a portion of data shown in a consolidation candida

Workload Detail212 Snapshots of Capacity Advisor reports

Scenario InventoryScenario comparison report 213

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Graphed data in Capacity Advisor reportsTo access Capacity Advisor reports, select Reports→Capacity Planning .Table 37 Data graphs available in Capaci

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Known problems in Capacity Advisor documentationThis guide contains the most recent information available for Capacity Advisor. This section is hereto

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Glossary90th percentile That utilization value in the selected time interval which 10% of the utilization values fall above,and 90% fall below or are

Figure 5 CPU utilization with selected percentiles of utilizationIn this example, an allocation of three CPU cores is assumed, rather than the four co

command lineinterfaceSee CLI.complex A complex includes one or more cabinets that are cabled together and all of the hardwareresources that they conta

hardware catalog A store of data containing physical and operational attributes of current supported models of HPservers. This data is provided to hel

invalid data In Capacity Advisor, data that could potentially skew reporting results and lead to inaccurate ormisleading conclusions when capacity pla

associated with a system may have historical data associated with it from Capacity Advisor orGlobal Workload Manager (gWLM). As with any workload, the

server Physical server:Hardware that can run one or more operating systems, including a partitionable complex.Also, hardware that can run an instance

unbound core For vPars versions prior to A.04xx, an unbound core is one that can be migrated between virtualpartitions while those partitions are runn

Web-BasedEnterpriseManagementSee WBEM.what-if scenario A configuration of systems and workloads that is different from the current configuration.Capac

IndexAabsolute interval, 48agentless data collection for Capacity Advisorviewing configuration, 41Analysis Dashboard, 100analysis queryconstructing a

as measured for disk I/O, 25as measured for memory, 24as measured for network I/O, 24as measured for power usage, 25availability for use in Capacity A

goalscapacity planning, 23growth rateforecasting, 180Hheadroom, 208defined, 25interpreting star rating, 26stars definitions, 26historical data, 17hist

3 Key Capacity Advisor conceptsCapacity planning goalsCapacity planners are driven by multiple, sometimes conflicting, goals:• Avoiding surprises• Pla

network I/Obandwidth utlization, 209edit capacity in Capacity Advisor, 79network I/O capacity, 24Network I/O Utilization, 182Network I/O Workload Mult

collect Capacity Advisor data, 37controlling Capacity Advisor data presentation, 67copying a scenario, 68creating a consolidation candidates report, 5

simulator, 23starsmeaning in Capacity Advisor, 26Static Profilecreating a baseline workload, 183parameters for workload in Capacity Advisor scenario,1

Capacity Advisor profile viewer, 46virtual machine, 15, 156calculating performance when running in a cluster, 39move in Capacity Advisor, 78VM guestvi

• Capacity Advisor usually reports CPU utilization that is greater than what is reported by theVM guest. The operating system inside a virtual machine

choose, select Configure→Edit Network and Disk I/O Capacity... from the Visualization tab inMatrix Operating Environment.Disk I/OThe maximum capacity

you have a system with four cores where you never want utilization to exceed 75%, and peakutilization is 1.75 cores, then headroom is 1.25 cores.Optim

(increased by 100%, or twice the current size) from their utilization during the selected reportingperiod.Large values for relative headroomThe scenar

NOTE:In some situations, where time or time zones on a server are incorrect, it may appear that only olddata is available in the data collection. For

TIP:You can specify more than one utilization limit for a resourceUsing the Utilization Limits Editor, you can add multiple settings for a resource. F

Contents1 Introduction...11Setup considerations...

Table 3 Percent of time conversions (continued)Hours/Day(24–hour day)Hours/ WeekMinutes/ WeekPercent of Time7.2050.43,024.03024.00168.0010080.0100Unde

Table 4 Scope of utilization limitsOverridesDescriptionLimitsScope• Nothing• Applies to all workloads for which a more specific utilizationlimit is no

Capacity Advisor gives you insight into the current power cap for HP systems that have theseoptions available and operating. Within Capacity Advisor,

• Trends are frequently small values, on the order of percents or fractions of a percent per month.• The cyclic data can easily be orders of magnitude

The Validity Threshold that you set should reflect your tolerance for obtaining a sufficient amountof valid data in the collection period that you des

Table 5 Forecast modelsOverridesDescriptionForecast• NothingApplies to all workloads in CapacityAdvisor for which a more specificforecast is not provi

NOTE:Combining the data range with the annual growth rateThe forecast is applied point-by-point to the historical data within the range specified by t

4 ProceduresThis chapter provides information on procedures you are likely to use with Capacity Advisor.Accessing Capacity AdvisorBefore you can use C

Data retention periodBy default, data is kept on the CMS for a period of four years. The amount of time can be alteredso that it is shorter or longer

You may also have servers in mind where data collection has been accomplished using softwareother than the Utilization Provider. This can be done by c

With percentage of time limits...30Scope of utilization limits...

2. In the Name column, look for “HP Capacity Advisor Data Service”. Right-click on this nameand select Start from the menu.Procedure 5 HP-UX CMS: Stop

• From the Matrix OE Visualization tab or the Planning tab, select Configure→Global UtilizationLimits to set default limits for utilization of CPU, me

3. Optionally, change the polling interval.It is unlikely that you will need to change this interval:• Changing the data collection interval does not

Working with Capacity AnalysisThe Capacity Advisor Consolidation software does not work with Capacity Analysis. Systems withthis license are not inclu

5. Optionally, specify [-p] if the import is for a non-Matrix OE workload.6. Click Run Now.After a short time, the Task Results screen displays.For ta

the first argument. (See the corresponding command reference pages in Appendix (page 189)for more information.)For example:# capovpaextract node12.com

When a virtual machine is running HP-UX 11.23, most built-in commands such as top and sarwill not be aware of the dynamic memory feature and can show

Prerequisites• You must be logged in to Matrix Operating Environment (see “Accessing Capacity Advisor”(page 37)).• You must have collected data on the

1. If you want to view the profile of a system:• Click any of the horizontal utilization meters in the system table that represent currentutilization

1. You can select a different Fixed Interval in the drop down selector, or you can change to anAbsolute Interval by clicking the radio button to the l

Creating a population report...56Creating a trend report...

• Cost allocation by resource• Summary of peak values for CPU and memory (historic or simulated)• System populations (by OS type, processor type, core

7. If a different data set is desired, change the date and time, then click Next.The Select Details screen opens.Select details specific to report typ

• Obtaining reports on current resource usage (page 131)• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually (page 132)• Consolidating server

2. If you have pre-selected the scenarios (on the Planning tab) that you want to compare, reviewthe information displayed on this screen. If it is sat

pre-consolidation set of physical servers (ServerConsolidationScenario). For more snapshots fromthis same report, see “Scenario comparison report” (pa

4. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to thelocation that you designate.To return to a planning ch

7. Click Finish to run the report.4. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to thelocation that you de

5. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to thelocation that you designate.Related topics• “Determini

Setting global utilization limitsThe default global utilization limits, which are applied in the absence of more specific limits, are:◦ CPU utilizatio

3. To see the current utilization settings, click Revert.To cancel your changes, click Cancel.To accept your changes, click OK.Enabling or disabling t

Assigning VM hosts to a VMware DRS cluster in a scenario...76Initially converting VM hosts to simula

Setting scenario workload utilization limitsThe scenario workload utilization limits apply to the selected workload(s) within the selectedscenario.Add

in the hierarchy of forecast models, the procedures below are broken into two parts: accessingthe forecast model and defining it.NOTE: Although foreca

5. Click the OK button to save and apply a new definition for global forecasting.TIP:Undoing changes to the global forecast modelIf you change your mi

The default state of the new forecast definition is Enabled.Accessing the forecast model for a scenarioDefining a separate forecast for a scenario all

2. Specify an appropriate range of data to base the forecast on in the Forecast Data RangeSelection fields.3. Provide Annual Projected Growth Rates fo

IMPORTANT: For specific descriptions of each field or summary table on the user interfacescreens, click the help topic link on the software screen for

Procedure 26 Selecting systems to simulate1. From the Add Systems to Analyze, click Add.A new window opens that provides controls for filtering and se

2. Any scenarios you have authorization to edit will be presented as links. Click the name of thescenario you want to edit.The Capacity Advisor - Edit

• Ending (the simulation shall end at the selected date – default)• Beginning (the simulation shall begin at the selected date)4. Change the date, if

To return to a planning checklist:• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually (page 132)Renaming a scenarioOver time, more appropriat

Readiness information...100Working with the Analysi

Getting thereIf you are not on the Planning tab:• If the Planning tab is visible, click the Planning tab.• If the Planning tab is not visible, select

To edit applied what-if actionsIf you wish to disable changes, click the check boxes preceding the changes you want to disable.You can check either on

3. Select Delete→Planning Scenario from the Planning tab menu bar.The Delete Scenario confirmation screen will be displayed, with the name of the scen

b. Customize system (using attributes from an existing system)1. Sort or filter the list of existing servers to find the server you are most intereste

To return to a planning checklist:• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually (page 132)Editing a systemWhen constructing a scenario,

TIP: A longer data collection period provides a better picture of activity on the system overtime than shorter periods do.5. Change the Meters Represe

8. Within the table titled To: (Selected VM Host), select a destination VM host for the previouslyselected systems.Server presentation:The table entri

3. Type a unique name for identifying the cluster (required).IMPORTANT: While Capacity Advisor will inform you when the cluster name that you havedesi

Moving a virtual machineMoving Virtual Machines (VMs) among VM hosts allows you to redistribute virtual equivalents ofexisting systems across physical

Removing a systemAs your scenarios evolve, you might need to remove systems from a scenario to represent plannedor actual changes.1. From the System t

Task: Plan server consolidation...131Understanding the con

All of the procedures described in this section can be accessed from the Workload tab menus inthe scenario editor. From the Planning tab, click the sc

9. Click OK to save the new workload(s) and return to the System or Workload tab where youstarted.The new workload(s) will be listed on the Workload t

• Architecture — is the workload moving from one architecture to a system with the samearchitecture? If the workload may move to a system with a diffe

11. Select a system to be the new host for the workload. The OK button becomes enabled for use.Server presentation:The table entries are ordered by he

2. Click the check boxes preceding the names of the workloads you wish to remove.Check marks will appear in the check boxes and the rows containing th

• Insight Control power management• HP iLOPrerequisitesYou will need “Matrix OE All Tools” permissions on the managed systems where you want tocalibra

2. In order of presentation, configure or correct each step listed in the table, as needed.a. Look at the icon in the Status column. If the status ico

Calibrate a single system at a time:For each system in the Selected Systems table that you want to calibrate individually, click thedetails link to op

Choose physical systems only:Power settings can only be adjusted for entire physical systems.Calibrating a single systemThere are multiple paths to ed

technology uses workload traces to quantify the demands placed by the workloads on the serversand uses the workload traces to calculate viable placeme

10 Support and other resources...177Contacting HP...

Step 1 of 3: Define the destination system(s) and attributes1. Change the Meter Style, if desired.2. Change the Data Range if a different selection of

2. Given these results, you can• Press Cancel to prevent these changes from being saved.• Press Save to write these changes to the scenario with which

Possible anomalies in the resultsFewer systems shownThe Smart Solver solution can contain fewer VM host targets than were originally selected. Thisocc

TIP: Before running the HP Smart Solver automation, ensure that your source systems do notviolate any of the utilization limits set for those systems.

2. Given these results, you can• Press Cancel to prevent these changes from being saved.• Press Save to write these changes to the scenario with which

Fewer systems shownThe Smart Solver solution can contain fewer destination servers than were originally selected. Thisoccurs when the workloads fit on

Step 1 of 3: Stack the specified workloads onto servers1. Change the Meter Style, if desired.2. Change the Data Range if a different interval is desir

2. Given these results, you can• Press Cancel to prevent these changes from being saved.• Press Save to write these changes to the scenario with which

1. Expand the sections using the + box on the right-hand side of the desired section.2. Mouse over the headroom ratings (the stars) to obtain more rat

5 Using Capacity AnalysisIntroductionData center management involves thousands of physical servers and tens of thousands of virtualservers. When there