HP Capacity Advisor 7.2 User Guide
5. Depending on your host destination type, you will need to do one or both of the following
steps.
• View the list of potential hosts included in the scenario in the Select the existing hardware...
table. Check the box(es) for the system(s) to be used as the VM host(s).
TIP: You may need to expand the gray bar to view the table entries.
• If you select a host template, a template editor will open. Fill in the fields as desired. (See
“Host Template Fields” in Capacity Advisor Help for attribute descriptions.) Any new host
systems will use this configuration.
6. Change solution constraints, if desired.
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Solution constraints include whether or not to load balance a solution, provide a virtualization
CPU overhead percentage, or change the maximum invalid data percentage allowed.
7. Click OK.
Step 2 of 3 displays.
Step 2 of 3: Set level of effort for Smart Solver calculation
1. Select a level of effort.
Higher levels of effort require more time and often produce better results.
NOTE: A message appearing near the control buttons at the bottom of the screen informs
you of the amount of memory needed to generate the solution and the amount of memory
available. If the memory available is insufficient to generate the solution, you will need to
correct this situation before continuing to run the Smart Solver.
2. Check the Smart Solver Configuration Values and Scenario Contents Summary Information to
confirm that they match your expectations.
To change values, click Previous to return to the screen where the simulation values are set
(step 1 of 3).
3. Once you are satisfied with the simulation values, click OK to begin the calculations.
The Smart Solver runs for a time, and then the results display.
Step 3 of 3: View Smart Solver solutions
1. Review the proposed solution(s).
2. Given these results, you can
• Press Cancel to prevent these changes from being saved.
• Press Save to write these changes to the scenario with which you started the consolidation.
• Press Save As... to save these changes under a new scenario name.
• Press Return to Step 1 to edit the consolidation attributes and constraints prior to running
the Smart Solver again.
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