HP Capacity Advisor 6.2 Users Guide

Change the meter representation
Prerequisites:
• You must be editing a scenario (see “Editing a scenario” (page 88)).
NOTE: Changes to the Meters Represent: options are applied to the current scenario editing
session, but options return to the default values at the beginning of any new session.
• Click the drop-down arrow to select a type of calculation to be represented in the meter bars
in the resource utilization table. The choices are as follow:
• average
• 90th percentile
• peak (default)
• max 15 minute sustained
The scenario resource utilization table displays the new values for each resource, including
violations of utilization limits set for each resource.
Copying a scenario
It is frequently desirable to use an existing scenario as the starting point for developing a new
scenario. Copying a scenario provides an easy way to accomplish this.
Prerequisites
• You must be logged in to Insight Dynamics. (See “Accessing Capacity Advisor” (page 55).)
• You must be authorized on all systems in the scenario (see HP Insight Dynamics 6.2 Getting
Started Guide).
Procedure 5-67 To Copy a Scenario
1. If you are not on the Capacity Advisor tab:
• If the Capacity Advisor tab is visible, click the Capacity Advisor tab.
• If the Capacity Advisor tab is not visible, select Optimize→Capacity Advisor→View
Scenarios... from the top menu bar.
The Capacity Advisor tab opens with a list of existing scenarios that you are authorized to
view.
2. Click the check box preceding the scenario that you want to copy.
3. Select Create→Copy Planning Scenario....
The Copy Scenario screen displays.
4. Modify the Name and Description fields as appropriate.
5. Click OK.
You are returned to the Capacity Advisor tab, and the copied scenario appears in the
scenario list.
To return to a planning checklist:
• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually [p. 36]
Renaming a scenario
Over time, more appropriate names for scenarios may become apparent, and you may want to
change the scenario name.
Prerequisites To rename a scenario:
• You must be logged in to Insight Dynamics (see Accessing Capacity Advisor).
• You must have created the scenario (see “Creating a planning scenario” (page 86)).
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