Adding an existing system – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual
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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 136)
•
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.
3.
If any of the systems you want to add to the scenario are not displayed on this page, you
need to license them for Capacity Advisor (see
Matrix Operating Environment - License
management
) and collect data on them (see
).
4.
If the systems you wish to add to the scenario are in the list of licensed systems without available
Capacity Advisor data, wait until the first data collection is complete and continue with the
next step.
5.
Click in the check boxes beside the systems you want to add to the scenario to select them.
Check marks will appear in the check boxes and the row containing the system will highlight
to indicate selection.
6.
Click OK.
The System tab of the Capacity Advisor - Edit Scenario screen will open.
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