HP Capacity Advisor 7.2 User Guide

4. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to the
location that you designate.
To return to a planning checklist:
• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually (page 132)
• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine using automated solution finding (page 143)
• Determining where to put a workload using automated solution finding (page 148)
Creating a cost allocation report
1. Select Reports→Capacity Planning→Create VM Host Cost Allocation Reports... or
Reports→Capacity Planning→Create Workload Cost Allocation Reports...
2. The Report Wizard opens on the Select Report Targets screen.
Select the collection, complex, scenario, or systems for which you want the report, and select
the data range.
See Select targets and set date range for more information.
3. Select details specific to report type.
1. Select one or more types of resources for which you want to see data from among CPU,
memory, network I/O, and disk I/O.
2. Supply the weighted average that you want the calculation to use for each selected
resource.
3. Click Next to view a confirmation page showing the report selections.
4. Click Finish to run the report.
4. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to the
location that you designate.
To return to a planning checklist:
• Obtaining reports on current resource usage (page 131)
• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually (page 132)
• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine using automated solution finding (page 143)
• Determining where to put a workload using automated solution finding (page 148)
Creating a peak summary report
1. Select Reports→Capacity Planning→Create Peak Summary Reports....
2. The Report Wizard opens on the Select Report Targets screen.
Select the systems, scenario, or collection for which you want the report, and select the data
range.
See Select targets and set date range for more information.
3. Select details specific to report type.
1. Select one or more types of resources for which you want to see data from among CPU,
memory, network I/O, and disk I/O.
2. Select whether to include a Full Table of all available metrics or a subset (Short Table) of
the available metrics. See “Details: Peak summary report” in Capacity Advisor Help for
more information.
3. Select the graphs that you want to include in the report.
4. Provide the hours during which you expect peak activity to occur in your typical business
day.
5. Optional. Select a different graph size.
6. Click Next to view a confirmation page showing the report selections.
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