Running QNM scenario


After the prediction is run, BMC Helix Capacity Optimization updates the Business drivers and Systems tables with the estimated results, and displays charts based on the queue length, response time, throughput and resource utilization.

QN scenario - detail page after the prediction is run

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For every metric, three estimations that were previously marked as N/A are now available in the Business drivers table, indicated in red or green):

  • Supported value: The maximum value of the business driver metric before a threshold is violated.
  • Supported growth factor: By how much can the current business driver increase before a threshold is violated.
  • Residual capacity: The actual unused business driver capacity percentage, where the full capacity (100%) is represented by the Supported value. For example, if the current value is 2000 webpage-hits/hour and the predicted supported value is 8000, then the residual capacity is 75%.

In addition, colored semaphores appear in the last column of the Business driver _ and _Systems tables.

Semaphores in the Systems table can be:

  • Red: The given resource has violated the utilization threshold and is a bottleneck.
  • Green: No thresholds have been violated.

The following scenarios can arise in the _Business driver _ table:

  • If there is at least one red semaphore in the Systems table, the colors of the semaphores in the _Business driver _ table will be yellow
  • If all semaphores in the Systems table are green, then semaphores in the _Business driver _ table can be:
    • All green
    • One or more red semaphores, meaning that the business driver violated the response time.

The execution summary in the form of graphs is also present at the end of the page. The example utilization graph in the figure below shows two differently colored areas:

  • White: Represents normal load.
  • Pink: Signals the threshold violation zone; the vertical red line between the two areas corresponds to the specified threshold.

Example utilization graph
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Additional information

Every time a prediction is run or a scenario is edited using the Edit button, BMC Helix Capacity Optimization deletes the previous results.

 

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