Mastering vRealize Operations Manager - Second Edition

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 a set of metrics from an object type that gives capacity data for one particular aspect of an object. The resource containers for a resource are usually quite predictable and are defined in the Capacity/Time Remaining section of a vRealize Operations policy. The solution provider will use metrics that would commonly be used for capacity management within that field. In vSphere, for example, the most common options are containers such as CPU, Memory, Network I/O, Disk Space, and so on. Although an administrator cannot define what metrics are used for resource containers ...