VMware vSphere: Capacity Planner

• IT consultants or systems engineers offering server consolidation services to their clients using VMware products.
• VMware Enterprise and Premier Partners

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Understand the general concepts of server consolidation analysis and the typical challenges involved
• Use Capacity Planner to simplify the assessment process and provide decision support data to create a consolidation plan
• Use Capacity Planner to model consolidation scenarios – scenarios tailored to the individual needs of specific customers
• Conduct customer interviews designed to elicit information relevant to consolidation projects and TCO/ROI analysis

Module 1: Introducing VMware Capacity Planner

• Introduction to the course
• Introduction to the tool

Module 2: Before the Engagement

• Ensuring success through logistical planning
• Scoping out the engagement

Module 3: During the On-site

• Installing and configuring Capacity Planner Data Manager
• Configuring notifications
• Conducting customer interviews

Module 4: During the Data Collection Period

• Monitoring data collection levels
• Creating server groups
• Defining hardware templates
• Creating consolidation scenarios

Module 5: Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting logistical issues
• Troubleshooting Capacity Planner Data Manager
• Troubleshooting Capacity Planner Dashboard

Module 6: Creating Customer Deliverables

• Classifying servers
• Calculating TCO/ROI
• Available report formats

Module 7: Follow-On Opportunities

• Virtualization opportunities
• Other opportunities