Solver; Overview; Reports In The Solver Tab - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 User Manual

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Solver

This chapter describes the Solver tab that allows you to generate useful reports and to help you solve
important business initiatives. Topics include:

"Overview" on page 71

"Reports in the Solver Tab" on page 71

Overview

ADM includes a series of best practice solutions to help you with your strategic business initiatives like license
contract auditing; application, software, and server consolidation; disaster recovery planning; campus
relocations; mergers and acquisitions; compliance with the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002 section 404 (SOX); and
many others. These analytics and best‐practice solutions provide you with information to help you optimize
your business applications and their resources.

Reports in the Solver Tab

Table 9‐1 lists all the reports you can generate from this tab.
Table 9-1. Reports in the Solver Tab
Business
Initiative
Application
upgrade
VMware, Inc.
Definition
Before upgrading your
applications, use this
solution to identify
applications, hosts, and
services that are heavily
utilized and are excellent
candidates for upgrading.
This helps you improve
your application
performance and service
levels.
Reports

Create a short list of hosts that are upgrade candidates.

Create a short list of services that are upgrade candidates.
 List all hosts that are heavily used and could be upgraded.

List all services that are heavily used and could be upgraded.

Create a short list of the most active service clients for services
that are upgrade candidates.
 Create a short list of the most active application clients for
applications that are upgrade candidates.
 Determine the impact of hosts that are upgrade candidates on
other hosts and services.
 Graph the demand placed on hosts that are upgrade candidates
over a specified time.
 Graph the demand placed on the services that are upgrade
candidates over a specified time.
 Determine the impact of applications that are upgrade
candidates on other hosts and services.
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