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In the visualization chart, evaluate the current available capacity with the actual capacity required if you
change your environment as dened in your project. Determine whether to commit the project so that it
reserves the capacity required for the new virtual machines.
Create a Sample Project for a New Virtual Machine
Virtual machine projects assess the consequences of adding a new virtual machine to a cluster or host,
without applying the actual changes to your virtual environment.
For information about relevant CPU and memory maximums, see the VMware vSphere documentation.
Procedure
1 Select the destination object in the inventory pane.
If you implement your scenario, the destination object is a cluster or host where you locate the new
virtual machines.
2 Click the Projects tab and click the Add New Project icon.
3 From the Projects workspace, enter the name and a description of the project.
4 Select the Planned status.
5 To add scenarios to this project, click Scenarios.
6 Select the add Virtual Machine scenario and drag it to the Scenarios area.
7 Set the virtual machine count and the conguration for the virtual machine.
vRealize Operations Manager does not require you to set the disk I/O and network I/O use of the new
virtual machines. vRealize Operations Manager uses the average disk I/O and network I/O use across
virtual machines in the host or cluster as an estimation of the new virtual machine use.
8 To see the eect in the visualization chart when your conguration selections are nished, click Save
project and continue editing.
9 To add the scenario to the project, click Save.
10 To close the Project workspace, click Close.
Clicking Close discards all changes. Clicking Save project and continue editing persists any changes
that were not previously saved.
vRealize Operations Manager applies the project to the object you selected. The project shows the current
capacity compared to the expected capacity when you add the virtual machines to the target object.
Create a Sample Project to Simulate Removing a Virtual Machine
You can create a project that simulates removing one or more virtual machines from a host or a cluster. You
might remove virtual machines when you no longer need them, or when you must move them.
Procedure
1 In the vRealize Operations Manager inventory tree, select a host or cluster.
2 Click the Projects tab.
3 On the toolbar below the visualization area, click Add.
4 In the Projects workspace, enter a name and description for the project.
5 For the Status, select Planned - no badges .
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