Capacity Details

You can filter the object types, and modify the settings for those object types so that vRealize 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 vRealize 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 Configure > Policies, and then click Add to add a policy or select the required policy. In 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.

Table 1. Capacity Settings in the Create or Edit Policy Workspace

Option	Description
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. Conservative. Select this option for production and mission-critical workloads. Aggressive. Select this option for non-critical workloads. Peak focused. Select this option if you want to use only the upper range of the data. The projection will be based on the high utilization points.
All Filters	When you select a filter, a list of the object types that you selected is displayed with the threshold settings.
Select Object Type	Use the drop-down menu to select the object type. Click the All Filters button to add the selected object type to the list so that you can preview and configure the settings. Add settings for a new set of objects. Provide a list of the object types so that you can select an object type, such as Storage Devices > SAN, and add the selected object to the object types list.
Capacity settings for object types	Select an object to view the policy elements and settings for the object type so that you can have vRealize Operations analyze the object type. You can view and modify the threshold settings for the following policy elements: Workload Time Remaining Capacity Remaining Maintenance Schedule Allocation Model Custom Profile Capacity Buffer Click the lock icon on the left of each element to override the settings and change the thresholds for your policy.