VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 User Manual page 72

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Table 9-1. Reports in the Solver Tab
Business
Initiative
Application
consolidation
Application
migration
Mergers and
acquisitions
Disaster
recovery
planning
SOX
compliancy
audit
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Definition
Before running an
application consolidation
initiative, use this solution
to identify applications,
hosts and services that are
under utilized and are
excellent candidates for
consolidation.
Before migrating your
applications to new
vendors, versions, or
systems, use this solution to
get a clear picture of your
application architecture,
their dependencies, and the
demand placed on each
application, host, and
service.
As you acquire or divest
business operations, use
this solution to minimize
the impact of acquiring or
selling assets and ensure
your business applications
continue functioning
without interruption.
Create and automatically
maintain accurate and
up‐to‐date documentation
of your disaster recovery
plans. You can also use this
solution to audit your
disaster recovery plans,
ensuring your business will
continue without
interruption.
Section 404 of the
Sarbanes‐Oxley Act
requires you to document
your key financial
applications, amongst other
things. This solution
provides you with the
necessary information
required for
Sarbanes‐Oxley compliance
readiness.
Reports

Create a short list of hosts that are retirement candidates.

Create a short list of services that are retirement candidates.
 List all hosts that are not heavily used and could be retired.

List all services that are not heavily used and could be retired.

Determine the impact of the hosts that are retirement candidates
on other hosts and services.

Determine the impact of business application retirement on
other hosts and services.

Create a short list of hosts that have minimal dependency on
other hosts and services.

List all hosts that support your application infrastructure.
 List all services that support your application infrastructure.

Show which other hosts and services are dependent on the hosts
that support this application.

Graph the demand placed on hosts that is migrated over a
specified time.

Graph the demand placed on services that is migrated over a
specified time.

Determine the impact of applications that are upgrade
candidates on other hosts and services.

Create a short list of hosts that are being acquired or sold.

Create a short list of services that are being acquired or sold.
 Show which other hosts and services are dependent on hosts
that are being acquired or sold.
 Graph the demand placed on hosts that are being acquired or
sold over a specified time.
 Graph the demand placed on services that are being acquired or
sold over a specified time.
 Determine the impact of applications that are upgrade
candidates on other hosts and services.

List all hosts that support your application infrastructure.

List all services that support your application infrastructure.

Show which other hosts and services are dependent on hosts in
your application infrastructure.

Determine the impact of applications that are upgrade
candidates on other hosts and services.

Show the list of hosts that support your critical financial
applications.

Show the list of services that support your critical financial
applications.

Show the list of hosts that depend on other hosts that support
your critical financial applications.

Graph the demand placed on hosts that support your critical
financial applications.

Graph the demand placed on services that support your critical
financial applications.
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