VM Deployment Advisor
VM Deployment Advisor identifies the optimal cluster and host to which to deploy a VM, based on available capacity and expected VM workload across CPU, memory, I/O, and network.
A VM Deployment Advisor analytic tells you how many more VMs fit in each host, and in turn, each cluster. You can sort by Cluster Name, or by availability. The clusters can be color coded for vacancy amount. The size of the VM and the maximum fill point are hidden by default but an advanced user can adjust these parameters. Each Cluster has a link to VM Coordinator such that it can be launched to reorganize that cluster. Each cluster has a dropdown to reveal the host occupancy.
This analytic is used with the VM Coordinator analytic.
Running VM Deployment Advisor
Start by running a new VM Deployment Advisor by clicking the New Analytic or Run New button.
Specify the Cluster Type (ESX, Hyper-V, or PowerVM).
If you check the Use Advanced Options box, you can specify desired resource limits for CPU, memory, disk and network throughput.
Run the analytic for the past seven days or longer.
Click Run.
Understanding VM Deployment Advisor Results
VM Deployment Advisor displays its results in a table presented below the settings pane. Included are the names of the clusters and the total number of VM slots available.
An exclamation point next to the cluster name indicates that the host is already over-provisioned. Click the down arrow on the left side to expand the information displayed for the cluster.
The Available VM Slots field shows you which of the hosts in the cluster have available slots and how many are available. You may see the work Over displayed next to the hosts that VM Deployment Advisor has determined are over-provisioned.
Click on Coordinate to run VM Coordinator to address the over-provisioning situation. You can also access VM Coordinator from the drop-down menu associated with the down arrow on the right.
To save the move recommendations, click on the hamburger icon in the header and export them to a csv file, or copy to the clipboard.
