Capacity Management Manual Processes – Organization Virtual Datacenter
The following organization administrator Capacity Management activities include periodic planning activities supported by day-to-day operational activities. Periodic continuous improvement activities are critical to extracting the most value from your vCloud.
Planning activities (initially monthly, then quarterly):
Determining usable capacity by organization virtual datacenter.
Reviewing current utilization (and performance, where possible).
Reviewing purchasing timeframes for expanding an organization virtual datacenter.
Forecasting utilization growth over the coming period (preferably based on actual pipeline validated by historical trending).
Reviewing capacity alert threshold levels and setting alerts for capacity warnings.
Operational activities (daily):
Monitoring for alerts.
Investigating performance issues to determine whether capacity is the root cause.
Initiating and managing the procurement and provisioning of additional capacity.
Continuous improvement activities (quarterly/yearly): Comparing capacity model utilization levels to observed levels and tuning model to drive greater utilization without sacrificing reliability.