HP Capacity Advisor 7.2 User Guide

5. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to the
location that you designate.
Related topics
• “Determining trends in Capacity Advisor” (page 32)
Creating a power report
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1. Select Reports→Capacity Planning→Create Utilization Reports....
2. The Report Wizard opens on the Select Report Content screen.
Select the check box(es) for a power summary or a summary and details and click Next.
The Select Report Targets screen opens.
3. Select the scenario, complex(es), or systems for which you want the report, and select the data
range.
See Select targets and set date range for more information.
4. If you chose power report details:
a. Designate the currency label to use in power report tables.
b. Designate a typical cost for power per kilowatt-hour (see “Cost per kilowatt-hour”
(page 183)).
c. Optionally, designate a cooling cost multiplier (see “Cooling multiplier ” (page 183)).
d. Designate a time interval for display of results (default: by day).
e. Click Finish.
5. Click the appropriate link to browse the report in a web browser or to save the report to the
location that you designate.
Setting utilization limits
Utilization limits allow you to set service level objectives for workloads based on overall system
utilization. For any given workload, you can specify one or more service level objectives. Global
utilization limits are applied to real workloads recognized by Matrix Operating Environment and
to workloads within scenarios to enable analysis of collected data (actual utilization) as it relates
to desired resource utilization. Within a scenario, when a service level objective cannot be met
for a workload, a visual indicator along with a warning message will be displayed when moving
a workload in a scenario. When making automated changes, such as the automated system
consolidation, these utilization limits are enforced in determining a solution. For more discussion
about utilization limits, see “Utilization limits ” (page 28).
IMPORTANT: For specific descriptions of each field or summary table on the user interface
screens, click the help topic link on the software screen for the task.
Getting there
Screens for modifying utilization limits can be accessed from the following locations:
• The Matrix OE Configure menu on the Visualization tab
• The Modify menu on the Planning tab
• The Edit menu on either the System or Workload tab of the Edit Scenario screen
TIP: For lists of all menu options for Capacity Advisor features, see “Menus & tabs” in Capacity
Advisor Help.
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