An administrator wants to repurpose hosts in an existing cluster. Which vRealize Operations capability can be used to determine how many hosts can be repurposed without impacting the workload in the c

Question

Options

• ACapacity Remaining in Assess Capacity
• BAll Metrics for a Cluster
• CRemove Hosts What-If Analysis
• DCapacity Report for a Cluster

• A
  17% (5)
• B
  7% (2)
• C
  72% (21)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Remove Hosts What-If Analysis (C) is the correct answer because vRealize Operations' What-If Analysis feature is specifically designed to simulate infrastructure changes before they happen. The "Remove Hosts" scenario lets administrators model the removal of one or more hosts from a cluster and see projected capacity impact, directly answering "how many can I remove safely?"

• A (Capacity Remaining in Assess Capacity) shows how much headroom exists in a cluster, but it doesn't simulate the act of removing hosts or model the resulting workload consolidation - it's observational, not predictive.
• B (All Metrics for a Cluster) is a raw data view with no analytical or simulation capability; it can't answer hypothetical repurposing questions.
• D (Capacity Report for a Cluster) provides historical and current capacity summaries for reporting purposes, but again lacks the simulation engine needed to evaluate a "what if I remove X hosts" scenario.

Memory tip: Think of What-If Analysis as a "flight simulator" - it lets you test dangerous maneuvers (like removing hosts) in a safe, virtual environment before touching production. The word repurpose is your cue to reach for a What-If tool, not a reporting or metrics tool.

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