VMware vSphere Capacity Planner (ver 2.7)

Special notes

For HP Employees and VMware/HP Resellers and Partners only

Course overview

This 1-day course is a consolidation-assessment and decision-support tool used to build the best possible infrastructure virtualization plan to help contain server sprawl and reduce power and cooling costs. Capacity Planner automates the data collection and analysis of server resources and their performance and utilization profiles so that you can effectively plan your virtualization projects and drive your business. This course trains consultants and systems engineers to use VMware proprietary tools to collect and view system, inventory, and performance data.

Prerequisites

Windows and/or Unix/Linux system administration experience including network interface configuration, file permissions, and familiarity with performance-tuning basics on x-86 architecture.

Audience

• This is a partner only class
• IT consultants or systems engineers offering server consolidation services to their clients using VMware products

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Course objectives

After this course, students should be able to:

• Learn how Capacity Planner is used in typical engagements
• Understand the architecture of Capacity Planner
• Learn how to collect data at the customer’s site
• Learn how create consolidation scenarios
• Learn how to run reports from the Capacity Planner Dashboard

Course outline

VMware Capacity Planner Overview

• Define the architecture of Capacity Planner
• Define a typical engagement using Capacity Planner
• Define the types of assessments

Collecting Data with Capacity Planner

• Install the Data Collector
• Perform discovery
• Collect inventory systems
• Collect performance data
• Upload data to the Information Warehouse

Creating Consolidation Scenarios

• Define target hardware
• Create server groups
• Create a consolidation scenario
• Create virtual machine templates

Creating Reports

• Edit report settings
• Run an asset information report
• Create custom reports

Managing Users and Access

• Create user groups
• Grant access and setting permissions
• Set self-service provisioning

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot data collection