IT consultants or systems engineers offering server consolidation services to their clients using VMware products. This course is open only to VMware employees and authorized VMware Partners because Capacity Planner is a tool to be used only in consulting engagements.

After this course, students should be able to:

Learn how Capacity Planner is used in typical engagements

Understand the architecture of Capacity Planner

Learn how to collect data at the customer’s site

Learn how create consolidation scenarios

Learn how to run reports from the Capacity Planner Dashboard

Module 1: VMware Capacity Planner Overview

Define the architecture of Capacity Planner

Define a typical engagement using Capacity Planner

Define the types of assessments
Module 2: Collecting Data with Capacity Planner

Install the Data Collector

Perform discovery

Collect inventory systems

Collect performance data

Upload data to the Information Warehouse
Module 3: Creating Consolidation Scenarios

Define target hardware

Create server groups

Create a consolidation scenario

Create virtual machine templates
Module 4: Creating Reports

Edit report settings

Run an asset information report

Create custom reports
Module 5: Managing Users and Access

Create user groups

Grant access and setting permissions

Set self-service provisioning
Module 5: Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot data collection issues

Troubleshoot the Dashboard

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