HP Capacity Advisor 7.2 User Guide

IMPORTANT: While Capacity Advisor will inform you when the system name that you have
designated is not unique (a system with the same name has been discovered), it cannot check
names of systems that have not yet been discovered. Use names that you believe will not be
used in the future (during the useful life of the scenario).
4. Select the system type with which you want to work.
a. Customize system from hardware catalog
1. Select the server series.
The Select Server Model drop-down is populated accordingly.
2. Select the server model.
The other fields are shown, with drop-down choices populated appropriately for the
selected server model.
3. Select from provided values or type in values for each remaining field.
b. Customize system (using attributes from an existing system)
1. Sort or filter the list of existing servers to find the server you are most interested in
modeling.
2. Select the desired server.
3. Review the automatically populated system attributes that appear below the system
table.
Fill in any fields that are empty for more accuracy in the simulation.
4. Optional. Alter the attributes to make the “what-if” system(s) more representative of
the system that you want to simulate.
c. Customize system (manually)
1. Fill in each server attribute with a value. See “Attributes that define the features each
simulated system will have ” in Capacity Advisor Help for guidance.
2.
d. Customize virtual machine
1. Select or fill in each server attribute with a value. See “Attributes that define the
features each simulated system will have ” in Capacity Advisor Help for guidance.
2.
5. Optional. Modify Power Calibration.
6. Click Apply to save the system definition and stay on the Create System screen to create more
systems, or click OK to save the system definition and return to the Edit Scenario screen.
To return to a planning checklist:
• Consolidating server loads onto a virtual machine manually (page 132)
• Estimating potential power savings across a range of servers
Adding an existing system
As your environment changes, you may want to add an existing system to a scenario.
1. If you are not on the System tab, click the System tab.
The System tab will open, listing the systems in the scenario.
2. Select Edit→Add Existing Systems... from the menu-bar.
The Edit Scenario - Add Existing Systems screen will be displayed. The systems with available
data will be displayed in a list with check boxes beside them. Any systems licensed for Capacity
Advisor will be named below the list.
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