Collect Organization Virtual Datacenter Consumption Information Regularly
The primary issue with the trending of organization virtual datacenter consumption is identifying the point of record for all new virtual machines. This can then be used to determine the capacity trends and therefore determine the overall need for purchasing additional organization virtual datacenter capacity. To establish the point of record for new virtual machines, the items listed in the following table should be tracked, ideally in a Configuration Management or Capacity Planning Database as virtual machine attributes.
Table 15. Organization Virtual Datacenter Trending Information
Variable | Name | Description | Units |
orgvirtual datacenter | Organization virtual datacenter | This is the organization virtual datacenter in which the virtual machine resides. | Identifier |
Dbuild | Build Date | This is the date the virtual machine is built. | Date |
NUC,cpu | CPU Units of Consumption | This is the number of CPU units of consumption allocated to the virtual machine. | CPU Units of Consumption |
NUC,mem | Memory Units of Consumption | This is the number of memory units of consumption allocated to the virtual machine. | Memory Units of Consumption |
NVGB | Storage | This is the amount of storage (GB) allocated to the virtual machine. | GB |