Configuring SHO > Defining Thresholds

Defining Thresholds

On the Thresholds tab, you can define the VM sizing thresholds and VM activity thresholds. Additionally, you can define the size of the reference VM.

Thresholds

SHO displays the VM sizing and activity summary based on the utilization and deviation thresholds defined in this section.

Deviation threshold is the percentage of extra utilization that can be accepted without impacting service levels. This threshold is the tolerance level beyond which the utilization is not acceptable. The default value is provided by SHO.

Note: The values defined for the utilization and deviation threshold must be between 0 to 100.

Recommended VM Size Based On

Select the type of data to be considered to calculate the recommended VM size and to discover undersized and oversized VMs. The options available in the Recommended VM Size Based On drop-down list are:

VM Size
VM Activity
Datastore Size

Data Quality

You can define the threshold for the minimum amount of data available for each VM for the VM to be considered for analysis.

Additionally, you can define the acceptable data gaps in the data of the VM for it to be considered for VM activity, VM sizing, and VM placement analysis.

Inventory - VM Size and VM Activity Analysis

If a VM fails to satisfy both the thresholds, it will not be considered for VM sizing and VM activity analysis. Also, it will be classified under VMs with Insufficient Data on the VM Activity pie chart.

Optimization Scenario

The thresholds that you define in this section are applicable if you select VM placement based on utilization data on the Scenario Planning page.

Aging

SHO marks those hosts as deleted which have no data for the number of days that you specify in this field.

Forecast

Define the threshold value for the resource capacity violation analysis. A default value is specified by SHO.

Click Save to save the changes that you made on this tab or click Cancel to discard the changes.


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