Defining the correct capacity management policies for your environment

As just discussed, the accuracy and value of the capacity management views and reports relies on an administrator's ability to correctly translate his/her environmental requirements into policies. Although it is important to understand that capacity management in vROps is no longer limited to vSphere instances, for the purposes of this chapter, vSphere will be the primary focus. The ability of capacity management to extend to non-vSphere components is based on the associated solution (aka management pack), and as such will not be covered in detail in this chapter. It is important to note, however, that many of the concepts in this chapter relate to capacity management in general, and as such may also be useful for non-vSphere solutions.

Resource containers

One of the first decisions that needs to be made in relation to capacity management is what resource containers are going to be selected. A resource container is...