Clusters and VMs in VCF Operations

We've discussed Cluster Capacity in VCF Operations several times previously.

• Cluster Capacity Remaining in Aria Operations

• Cluster Capacity with Aria Operations

• Cluster Capacity with a Super Metric in VCF Operations

• vROps: How many more VMs will fit in a Cluster?

But I wanted something including VMs, Custom VM Profiles, Super Metrics, and more. Here it is!

Top left is a list of Clusters, with several important metrics:

• Time Remaining (based on most constrained resource: CPU, Memory, Disk)

• Average VM vCPU Allocated, Average VM Memory Allocated, and Average VM Disk Provisioned. These are Super Metrics included in the package below.

Based on the Cluster you select, the other widgets will show data. Top right will shows the Number of VMs that will fit into the selected Cluster based on VM Custom Profiles. I've created VM Custom Profiles based on Size (S, M, L, XL, and XXL). The VM Custom Profiles are included in the package I put out on GitHub. To see the above Dashboard in your environment, download the package, unzip it (no need to unzip those inside), then import the Super Metrics, import the Custom Profiles, import the Views, and import the Dashboard. Be sure to enable the Super Metrics and Custom Profiles in the appropriate Policy/s.

The Capacity and Time Remaing Widgets will show the Capacity Remaining (based on the most constrained resource) for the selected Cluster and the Time Remaining (both Allocation and Demand related metrics) for CPU, Memory, and Disk. The idea here is the user now has visibility into all Capacity-related metrics.

Finally, all VMs in the selected Cluster are listed at the bottom. Including the size of the VMs, CPU/Memory/Disk usage metrics, and if they are Oversized or not. The consumer will now have detailed visibility into Cluster Capacity, how many more VMs (of various sizes will fit into that Cluster), and how they might be able to reclaim capacity based on VM Oversized status. Enjoy!