Idle Virtual Machines page in the Azure Virtual Machines view

The Idle Virtual Machines page in the Azure Virtual Machines view provides an overview of all idle VMs. The information can help you to reclaim unused resources.

The Idle Virtual Machines table displays the idle VMs based on the criteria that you can configure in the Virtual Machines Settings page, that is, VMs using less than the specified amount of CPU within the specified number of days. 

To access this page, in the Helix Capacity Optimization Dashboard, select Capacity > Views > Cloud > Azure > Azure Virtual Machines and click the Idle Virtual Machines tab.

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The following figure shows the Idle Virtual Machines view page displaying the idle virtual machines related information. 

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Viewing the Azure Idle Virtual Machines table

The Idle Virtual Machines table lists the following information for each idle VM. You can sort columns in tables alphabetically, or by size. For more information, see Sorting-a-table-in-the-Helix-Capacity-Optimization-Dashboard.

Idle Virtual Machines table: Description of columns

Viewing detailed information about a VM

After you click on the VM in the Virtual machine column, the details for that VM are displayed in the VM Details page. The VM Details page displays the following information:  

VM Details table

 

An example of the VM Details page

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Using data filter and other controls in tables

You can export and filter the information that is displayed in tables to suit your need. For instance, you can show or hide columns, filter tables on particular domains, and so on. For more information, see Using-filtering-options-in-the-Helix-Capacity-Optimization-Dashboard.

 

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