You can filter the object types, and modify the settings for those object types so that VMware Aria Operations applies these settings. The data that you expect then appears in the dashboards and views.
How the Capacity Workspace Works
When you turn on and configure the Capacity settings for a policy, you can override the settings for the policy elements that VMware Aria Operations uses to trigger alerts and display data. These types of settings include symptom thresholds based on alerts, situational settings such as committed projects to calculate capacity and time remaining, and other detailed settings.
Policies focus on objects and object groups. When you configure policy settings for your local policy, you must consider the object type and the results that you expect to see in the dashboards and views. If you do not change these settings, your local policy retains the settings that your policy inherited from the base policy that you selected.
Where You Set the Policy Capacity Settings
To set the capacity settings for your policy, from the left menu, click Add to add a policy or select the required policy.
, and then clickIn the right pane, click Edit Policy to edit a policy. In the <policy name> [Edit] workspace, click the Capacity card. The capacity settings for host systems, virtual machines, and other object types that you select appears in the workspace.
You can also edit the capacity settings while working on the objects under the Environment Tab. In the Capacity tab under Environment, click the Foundation Policy drop-down and select Edit Capacity Setting.
Option | Description |
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Time Remaining Calculations |
You can set the risk level for the time that is remaining when the forecasted total need of a metric reaches usable capacity.
Click the lock icon on the left of each element to override the settings and change the thresholds for your policy. |
Business Hours Schedule | Configure business hours as per your time zone, for calculation of capacity analysis and projections. VMware Aria Operations considers the business hours for all objects using the current policy. During non-business hours, VMs could be running other data center activities such as OS upgrades, virus scans, etc after working hours, and hence may not appear to be idle. When you mark business hours schedules, VMware Aria Operations can analyze after hours metrics for inventory, compliance, troubleshooting and other purposes. The reclamation and right sizing analysis and recommendations are based on the business hours and ignore spikes after business hours. Since the business hours schedule are based on policies, different objects can have different business hours. The capacity charts will be based on business hours.
Note: You can set business hours schedule for VMs and clusters only.
Note: After you specify business hours, the capacity forecast for the object will be based on the business hours and not 24 hours.
Click the lock icon on the left of each element to override the settings and change the thresholds for your policy. |
Filters | Select the object type by which you want to filter. You can filter by Object Types, Local Changes, and Unsaved Changes. |
Capacity Settings |
Select an object to view the policy elements and settings for the object type so that you can have VMware Aria Operations analyze the object type.
You can view and modify the settings for the following policy elements:
Click the lock icon on the left of each element to override the settings and change the thresholds for your policy. |
Criticality Thersholds |
You can view and modify the threshold settings for the following policy elements:
Click the lock icon on the left of each element to override the settings and change the thresholds for your policy. |
Click Save to save the changes.
The local changes made will appear under
section. You can also view the preview of changes in the Capacity card.