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HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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4.

Move the workload

Follow the procedure in

“Automated solution finding: Workload stacking” (page 115)

to

move the workload from the test machine it has been running on to one of the potential host
machines. The bar graphs on the screen provide a rough estimate of the effect of moving
the workload to each of the candidate hosts.

5.

Estimate the new quality of service
a.

Follow the procedure in

“Using the Profile Viewer” (page 67)

to obtain a quick overview

of the resource utilization of the system with the added workload.

b.

Follow the procedure in

“Using the report wizard” (page 71)

to generate a detailed

report on the new configuration.

In addition to the quantitative measures of the “goodness” of a system, it is important to
use your knowledge of such things as how the system will be used, system ownership, and
future constraints. This is an area where your knowledge of the context the application will
be run in can be as important as the estimated resource utilization.

Task: Determining where to put a workload using automated solution finding

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