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5 Identify the top transient resource consumers, click the Scoreboard tab under the Operations tab, and
select the Workload badge.
6 To filter the objects and related objects by Workload, click the Status Filter buttons to view only the red,
orange, and yellow states.
You can prioritize the virtual machines with high Workload scores and move them to a less resource-
constrained object.
7 Identify the resource consumers causing chronic stress, click the Scoreboard tab under the Planning
tab, and select the Stress badge.
8 To filter the objects and related objects by Stress, click the Status Filter buttons to view only the red,
orange, and yellow states.
You can prioritize the virtual machines with high Stress scores and move them to a less resource-
constrained object.
What to do next
Identify a candidate object to which to move the problem virtual machines, click the Analysis tab, and select
the CPU or Memory focus area depending on the constrained resource for the virtual machine object.
The heat map gallery helps identify candidate objects to which to move the virtual machines.
Fix the Cause of the Problem
After you know the cause of a problem, you can take steps to resolve it, such as shifting or adding resources.
You can use the views in vCenter Operations Manager to diagnose a problem and decide how to solve it.
You can investigate and navigate to these views using the Capacity Remaining badge, which is a component
of the Risk badge.
You use the vSphere Client to make changes, such as adding a virtual machine or transferring a virtual
machine to another host.
Determine the Percentage of Used and Remaining Capacity to Assess Current
Needs
The Capacity Remaining pane under the Risk badge provides an overview of the used and remaining
capacity for all objects in the inventory except for virtual machine objects.
You can use the bar chart under the Capacity Remaining badge to determine how many new virtual
machines you can add to your environment.
Prerequisites
In the vCenter Operations Manager interface, verify that the Dashboard tab is open.
Procedure
1 In the inventory pane, select the object that you want to inspect.
2 Click the arrow under the Risk badge to expand the detailed view.
3 Under the Capacity Remaining badge, review the bar chart of used and remaining capacity.
4 To view more details about capacity-related metrics, click the Capacity Remaining badge.
5 On the Views tab, you can switch views to find aggregate information for used and total capacity, and
capacity trends.
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