Recommendations page in the GCP VM Instances view
Recommendations summary
The Recommendations table displays detailed recommendation information for all the GCP VM instances. The following table describes each column in detail:
Filtering options
Use the sorting and filtering options on the page to find a specific system. For more information, see Sorting tables in views on the Helix Capacity Optimization Dashboard and Using filtering options in views on the Helix Capacity Optimization Dashboard.
Additionally, you can use the following filtering options on this page.
Recommendations details
To view the recommendation details for a VM, click the corresponding Efficiency icon (For example. 
).
The Recommendations details window provides the exact findings along with the recommended actions that you can take to manage the VM.
The following table explains the different fields that you see in the Recommendations window.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
System | Name of the VM instance |
Optimizer findings | Brief description of the issue |
Type | Recommendation type. It is one of the configuration parameters in the optimizer rule that generates this recommendation |
Severity/Efficiency | Efficiency level of the recommendation that is based on the estimated savings per month that you can achieve by implementing the recommended action |
Generated on | Date of the last run of the associated optimizer rule |
Optimizer rule | Name of the associated optimizer rule |
Recommended actions | Suggested actions that you can implement to optimize costs |
Accuracy indicator | (Displayed only for overallocated VM) Indicates the level of accuracy or reliability of the resizing recommendation. For more information about how the recommendation is generated, see Overallocated-VM-recommendation. You can click the icon to view its description. The icon can have one of the following values: Value - Accuracy level
For more information about each accuracy level, see Troubleshooting-resizing-recommendations-for-overallocated-VMs. |
- Medium
- High
- Very High