6.4

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.
What to do next
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.
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