HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2 Getting Started Guide

A logical server is managed within Matrix OE and, when activated, is applied to the creation of
a virtual machine using hypervisor-based software or to a bare-metal server blade using HP Virtual
Connect Enterprise Manager. Logical servers can be defined using the Create Logical Server
wizard, or created and activated via the import of an existing server blade or virtual machine.
Logical server management allows you to perform tasks such as the following:
• Populate an enclosure.
• Load-balance servers.
• Evacuate servers, for routine maintenance or in case of disaster.
Logical server management is only supported on a CMS running Microsoft Windows.
For more information about managing logical servers, see the HP Matrix Operating Environment
Logical Server Management User Guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs.
HP Capacity Advisor
Capacity Advisor helps you to analyze and optimize workloads across your management domain
to maximize utilization of computing resources.
It consists of two tools, Capacity Planning and Capacity Analysis:
• Capacity Planning provides scenario analysis to help manage your current server resources
and plan for changes to your workloads and computing environment (system CPU and memory,
network and disk I/O bandwidth, and power use). It lets you quickly and safely test proposed
configuration changes in your data center before you actually make them.
• Capacity Analysis combs through utilization data to help you locate both immediate and
impending problems in the data center.
Predefined queries allow you to monitor resource utilization on network systems over a period
of time. You can also define new, custom queries. When creating or editing queries, you can
define the information to be listed in a query's results, thereby creating a customized report.
With Capacity Advisor, you can find answers to questions such as the following:
• Is there room on this system for an additional workload?
• Will this workload fit on this system?
• Can I consolidate these servers as virtual machines on a single server?
• What might my resource demand be in six months or a year?
• What are the estimated power costs for cooling a real or simulated system configuration?
• What does a comparison of several what-if scenarios reveal about the analyzed alternatives?
You can launch Capacity Advisor in any of the following ways:
• Select Tools from the top menu bar, and then select Capacity Analysis... or Capacity Planning....
• Select Optimize from the top menu bar, and then select Capacity Analysis... or Capacity
Planning....
• Select Tools→HP Matrix OE visualization from the top menu bar, and then click the Analysis
tab or the Planning tab.
For more information about Capacity Advisor, see the HP Capacity Advisor User Guide, available
at http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs.
HP Capacity Advisor Consolidation software
Capacity Advisor is also available through a limited-duration license for systems that are intended
to be consolidated. Using this software, you can collect data to help plan the consolidation of
existing systems without requiring a permanent Matrix OE license for the systems.
Components of Matrix OE 9