3.1.1.2. Capacity Planner Alignment with Agile vCloud Delivery Methodology
VMware Capacity Planner is aligned with the phases of the Agile vCloud delivery methodology.
Assess and
Plan:
Assess the current state of an infrastructure’s workload capacity through comprehensive discovery and inventory of IT assets. Measure server loads and capacity utilization across various elements of the IT infrastructure by function, location and environment.
Plan for capacity optimization through detailed utilization analysis, benchmarking, trending and identification of capacity optimization alternatives. Identify resources and establish plan for vCloud-based virtualization, hardware purchase,
or redeployment. Define and
Design
– Gather requirements and decide on the optimal solution by evaluating various alternatives through scenario modeling and “what-if” analyses. Determine which alternative best meets the predefined criteria. Monitor resource utilization through anomaly detection and alerts
based on benchmarked thresholds. Help generate design recommendations for
ongoing vCloud capacity optimization.
The effective use of Capacity Planner enables optimal design and construction of robust vApps that are published in the private or public catalogs in the vCloud Director, resulting in a scalable vCloud deployment.