Consolidating the Datacenter
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VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation, recommended for smaller IT environments, enables you to streamline
your datacenter by moving business applications, spread across multiple disparate physical systems, into a
centrally managed virtual environment. Use the consolidation feature to start building your virtual
environment, or to further consolidate your datacenter as it grows.
Multiple virtual machines can be hosted on a single physical system, enabling more efficient use of computing
resources. Consolidating your datacenter involves the following process:
Find
You search for and select the physical systems in your datacenter that you want
analyzed.
Analyze
Selected physical systems are analyzed and performance data on each selected
system is collected. Generally, the longer the duration of the analysis phase,
the higher the confidence in the vCenter Server’s recommendations.
Consolidate
Performance data is compared to the resources available on the virtual machine
host systems. The selected physical systems are converted to virtual machines
and imported into vCenter Server on the recommended hosts where they are
managed along with other components of your virtual environment.
Access the Guided Consolidation feature by clicking the Consolidation button.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Consolidation First Time Use,”
on page 88
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“Consolidation Prerequisites,”
on page 88
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“About Consolidation Services,”
on page 91
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“Configuring Consolidation Settings,”
on page 91
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“Find and Analyze Physical Systems,”
on page 92
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“Viewing Analysis Results,”
on page 93
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“Converting Physical Systems to Virtual Machines,”
on page 93
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“Viewing Consolidation Tasks,”
on page 94
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“Troubleshooting Consolidation,”
on page 95
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