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Table Of Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- Configuring IaaS
- Configuring IaaS for Cloud Checklist
- Custom Properties in Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build Profiles
- Bringing Resources Under vRealize Automation Management
- Configure Machine Prefixes
- Create a Business Group
- Managing Key Pairs
- Cloud Reservations
- Optional Configurations
- Preparing for Provisioning
- Choosing a Cloud Provisioning Scenario
- Preparing for Amazon Provisioning
- Preparing for OpenStack Provisioning
- Preparing for Virtual Machine Image Provisioning
- Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
- Preparing for WIM Provisioning
- Creating a Cloud Blueprint
- Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings
- Managing Cloud Infrastructure
- Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
- Machine Life Cycle and Workflow States for Cloud Platforms
Managing Cloud Infrastructure 6
Different vRealize Automation roles monitor resource usage and manage infrastructure in different ways.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Managing Resource Usage
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Data Collection
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Manage Amazon EBS Volumes
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Connecting to a Cloud Machine
Managing Resource Usage
Fabric administrators manage the resource usage of the compute resources and reservations they own,
and tenant administrators and business group managers manage the resource usage of the business
groups they own.
Resource Usage Terminology
vRealize Automation uses explicit terminology to distinguish between resources that are available,
resources that have been set aside for specific usages, and resources that are actively being consumed
by provisioned machines.
The Resource Usage Terminology table explains the terminology vRealize Automation uses to display
resource usage.
Table 6‑1. Resource Usage Terminology
Term Description
Physical Indicates the actual memory or storage capacity of a compute resource.
Reserved Indicates the machine quota, memory, and storage capacity set aside for a reservation. For example, if a compute
resource has a physical capacity of 600 GB and there are three reservations on it for 100 GB each, then the reserved
storage of the compute resource is 300 GB and the storage reserved is 50 percent.
For physical machines, this term indicates machines that are reserved for a reservation but not yet provisioned.
Managed For physical machines, this indicates that the machine is provisioned and currently under vRealize Automation
management.
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