HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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As the number of scenarios grows, the description field can help you to differentiate

similarly named scenarios.

Optional. You can de-select the check box for opening a scenario editing session after
completing scenario creation. When you un-check this box, you will return to the scenario list
page upon completing the scenario creation.

The Edit Scenario window on Mozilla Firefox:

In the case where the Edit Scenario window is already open, but hidden beneath other windows
when you create a new scenario, it is not obvious that the window has refreshed with your
new scenario information. This can occur when using Mozilla Firefox with multiple windows
open on your display. To more easily access the refreshed window, set Firefox to allow
Javascript to raise or lower windows. Then, when you create a new scenario, the pre-existing
Edit Scenario window will rise to the forefront of the display.

Click Next to proceed to the Add Systems to Analyze screen, or click Systems in the left
navigation column.

Procedure 29 Selecting systems to simulate

From the Add Systems to Analyze, click Add.

A new window opens that provides controls for filtering and selecting discovered systems to
include in the scenario.

NOTE:

This list of systems is limited to the systems that are licensed for Capacity Advisor (or

Matrix OE). In general this list includes all licensed physical systems, including any hypervisors.
VMs are not in this list, but they will be included in the scenario if their hypervisor is included
in the scenario. The only HP Integrity VSP (Virtualization Services Platform) systems that can
be included in a scenario are VM hosts hosting only VMs. VSP VM guests are not individually
available to Scenario Editor. Adding a VSP Host to a Scenario Editor also adds all VM guests
hosted by the VSP host.

See

“Data modeling in the Scenario Editor” (page 158)

and

“Capacity Advisor does not collect

CPU utilization data from VSP 6.1 or 6.2 hosts” (page 159)

for more information about using

Capacity Advisor with VSP hosts.

In the new window, select existing systems that you want to include in the scenario and click
Add. (See “Adding systems” in Capacity Advisor online help for information on using the
controls in this window.)

With each addition, the list of systems on the primary Systems screen lengthens.

Click Next to view a summary of all actions taken in the wizard.

Procedure 30 Reviewing a summary of the scenario settings

Verify that the summary information is what you expect.

When satisfied, click Finish to save the scenario and exit the Create Scenario wizard.

By default, the scenario editor will open, showing utilization data for your new scenario. The
default data range used to calculate the utilization in the meters is set to one week back from
the current date. (See

“ Controlling the data display” (page 67)

in the Scenario Editor to change

this value.)

If you have not selected to open a scenario editing session, the main window refreshes with
the list of scenarios (on the Planning tab), including your new scenario.

To return to a planning checklist:

Procedures