VMware capacity planner (Partner Only)

Special notes

This is a Partner only class. Class only available to HP employees and authorized Partners.

Course overview

This 2-day partner only course trains consultants and systems engineers to use VMware proprietary tools to collect and view system, inventory, and performance data for use in consolidation, capacity planning, and performance tuning projects. Additionally, this course is a consoidation assessment and decision support tool used by organiations to build the best possible infrastructure virtualization plan to contain server sprawl and reduce power and cooling costs. It automates the data collection and analysis of server resources and their performance and utilization profiles.

Prerequisites

• Windows and/or Unix/Linux system administration experience including network interface configuration, file permissions, and familiarity with performance-tuning basics on x-86 architecture

Audience

• This is a partner only class
• IT consultants or systems engineers offering server consolidation services to their clients using VMware products

Ways to save

Course objectives

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand the general concepts of server consolidation analysis and the typical challenges involved
• Use Capacity Planner to simplify the assessment process and provide decision support data to create a consolidation plan
• Use Capacity Planner to model consolidation scenarios – scenarios tailored to the individual needs of specific customers
• Conduct customer interviews designed to elicit information relevant to consolidation projects and TCO/ROI analysis

Next steps

• VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure and Analyze V3.5 (HB934S)

Course outline

Introducing VMware Capacity Planner

• Introduction to the course
• Introduction to the tool

Before the Engagement

• Ensuring success through logistical planning
• Scoping out the engagement

During the On-site

• Installing and configuring Capacity Planner Data Manager
• Configuring notifications
• Conducting customer interviews

During the Data Collection Period

• Monitoring data collection levels
• Creating server groups
• Defining hardware templates
• Creating consolidation scenarios

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting logistical issues
• Troubleshooting Capacity Planner Data Manager
• Troubleshooting Capacity Planner Dashboard

Creating Customer Deliverables

• Classifying servers
• Calculating TCO/ROI
• Available report formats

Follow-On Opportunities

• Virtualization opportunities
• Other opportunities