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Figure 1-6. Example of a Workload Score on the Resource Detail Page
Interpreting Capacity Scores for Virtual Resources
The capacity score indicates how close a virtual object is to exhausting its available computing resources. The
computing resources include disk space, memory size, and network capacity.
To calculate the capacity score, vCenter Operations Manager combines applicable metrics from the object and
applies its analytics algorithms to determine long-term cycles and trends. It uses these results to calculate when
an object might run out of a type of resource.
vCenter Operations Manager indicates capacity as a numerical score and a colored hexagon. The color is based
on the range of the capacity score. You can view capacity scores for virtual objects in the VC Relationship
(Planning) widget.
Figure 1-7. Example of a Capacity Score in the VC Relationship (Planning) Widget
Viewing Change Events for Virtual Resources
A change event is any change to the virtual infrastructure. It can include changes on virtual machines or ESX
hosts, such as adding, removing, connecting, or disconnecting an ESX host, and starting, stopping, or
reconfiguring a virtual machine.
vCenter Operations Manager can show change events on its performance graph on the Resource Detail page
for a virtual object. A vCenter Operations Manager administrator can configure whether change events appear
on performance graphs.
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