6.3

Create a Virtual Machine Project Using Populated Metrics
You can create a project scenario that uses an existing virtual machine prole as a model. The project
scenario simulates the resource requirements when you add one or more virtual machines to a host or
cluster.
When you congure the seings in a project scenario to add virtual machines, you can populate the resource
values for the planned virtual machine from an existing prole. Or, you can copy the values from an existing
virtual machine.
To calculate the capacity metrics values for the virtual machine, vRealize Operations Manager partitions the
capacity for CPU, memory, and disk dimensions, according to the prole that you select.
For information about CPU and memory maximums, see the VMware vSphere documentation.
Procedure
1 In the vRealize Operations Manager navigation tree, click the host or cluster that contains the planned
virtual machine reside, and click Projects.
2 Click Add New Project.
3 In the Projects workspace, enter a name and description for the project.
4 For the Status, select Planned - no badges .
5 In the workspace, click Scenarios.
6 Under Add Demand, drag the scenario named add Virtual Machine to the Scenarios area.
7 In the Conguration area, enter the general parameters for the project scenario.
a Select the date and time to implement the project scenario.
b Click Populate metrics from, select an existing prole or an existing virtual machine, and click OK.
Option Action
Copy metric values from a pre-
defined profile.
From the Prole drop-down menu, select an existing prole to
populate the metrics values for the planned virtual machine.
Copy metric values from an
existing object.
From the Existing Virtual Machine drop-down menu, select a virtual
machine to populate the metrics values for the planned virtual
machine. The list displays the virtual machines that reside on the
selected object.
c (Optional) To duplicate virtual machines, increase the virtual machine count.
d To see the eect of the planned virtual machines in the visualization chart, click Save project and
continue editing.
With the Capacity Container set to Most Constrained, the visualization chart might indicate that
you have a CPU shortfall when you implement the project scenario. The shortfall might occur
because the CPU allocation might be greater than the available capacity. In this case, you might
need to add CPU capacity before you implement the project scenario.
8 When you are satised with the capacity forecast based on your seings, click Save to add the scenario
to the project.
9 On the Projects tab, click your project in the list and drag it to the area above the project list.
vRealize Operations Manager applies your project and scenario to the visualization chart. The capacity
forecasted in the project appears as a gray line in the chart.
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