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HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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Compare power use between NewVMhost1 running four VMs (including m-teal2) and

m-teal2

running on an older physical server

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Comparing energy use and costs across all servers included in a power consolidation scenario
can provide a realistic estimation of savings achievable by moving work to servers with newer
power saving technology.

TIP:

Though not discussed here, this planning task also demonstrated potential efficiencies in

CPU and memory use. Should you try this on your own, review the resulting reports for improvements
in CPU and memory utilization as well as power usage.

154 Planning with Capacity Advisor