vCloud view

The vCloud view provides an overview of vCloud, Provider vDCs, and Organization vDCs in terms of CPU, memory, and datastore utilization for each entity.

It is based on cloud database structures and enables you to:

VideoThe following video (4:22) provides a brief introduction of the vCloud views feature, which is available in both TrueSight Capacity Optimization and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization.

https://youtu.be/R121wZXA6MQ

Certified data sources

The certified data sources for these views are:

• Gateway VIS files parser
• Integrating with VMware vCloud Director
• VMware vCenter Extractor Service

You must configure and run one of these ETL modules to import data into the view. If you are importing data from an ETL module other than the certified data source, then ensure that you have all the metrics populated in the ETL module so that the view shows the data.

Settings 

You can use the Settings page to configure the settings for all pages in the vCloud view. To access this page, on the vCloud view page, select   > Edit Settings.

Maps Settings

• CPU Utilization %: Modify the required values for displaying the threshold values for the CPU utilization in the Maps page:
  

  • In the Low Threshold box, edit the threshold value for CPU utilization in percentage. The entities with capacity starting from 0 to value below the value in this box are displayed in the shades of blue color.

  • In the Good Threshold box, edit the threshold value for CPU utilization in percentage. The entities with capacity starting from the value in the Low Threshold box to the value below the value in this box are displayed in the shades of green color.

  • In the Warn Threshold box, edit the threshold value for CPU utilization in percentage. The entities with capacity starting from the value in the Good Threshold box to the value below the value in this box are displayed in the shades of yellow color.
    The entities with capacity above the value in the Warn Threshold box are displayed in the shades of red color.
  
  
• Memory Utilization %:  Modify the required values for displaying the threshold values for the memory utilization in the Maps page:

  • In the Low Threshold box, edit the threshold value for memory utilization in percentage. The entities with capacity starting from 0 to value below the value in this box are displayed in the shades of blue color.

  • In the Good Threshold box, edit the threshold value for memory utilization in percentage. The entities with capacity starting from the value in the Low Threshold box to the value below the value in this box are displayed in the shades of green color.

  • In the Warn Threshold box, edit the threshold value for memory utilization in percentage. The entities with capacity starting from the value in the Good Threshold box to the value below the value in this box are displayed in the shades of yellow color.
    The entities with capacity above the value in the Warn Threshold box are displayed in the shades of red color.

Data views

Displays the details when the view was last refreshed. Click Refresh views to refresh all vCloud views. After the refresh, all vCloud views are scheduled for materialization.

The option to Refresh views is available only if your user role has permissions to edit the view. For more details about permissions, see Configuring authorization profiles.

Optimizer Thresholds

This link opens the Thresholds page in the Administration tab that enables you to view and manage the metric and indicator thresholds. For more information, see Configuring and managing thresholds for metrics and indicators.

Pages in the view

For more information about the pages in this view, see the following topics: 

• vCloud page in the vCloud view
• Provider vDCs page in the vCloud view
• Organization vDCs page in the vCloud view
• Maps page in the vCloud view