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VCP550 · Question #87

An administrator needs to provide a report that shows how many virtual machines can be added to an existing vSphere environment. Which report within vCenter Operations Manager meets this requirement?

The correct answer is A. Cluster or Host Capacity Inventory Report. The Cluster or Host Capacity Inventory Report in vCenter Operations Manager aggregates cluster and host resource metrics to show remaining capacity and how many additional VMs the environment can support.

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Question

An administrator needs to provide a report that shows how many virtual machines can be added to an existing vSphere environment. Which report within vCenter Operations Manager meets this requirement?

Options

  • ACluster or Host Capacity Inventory Report
  • BConfigured Host Capacity Report
  • CVirtual Machine Capacity Overview Report
  • DVirtual Machine Optimization Report

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    89% (42)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

The Cluster or Host Capacity Inventory Report in vCenter Operations Manager aggregates cluster and host resource metrics to show remaining capacity and how many additional VMs the environment can support.

ACluster or Host Capacity Inventory ReportCorrect

The Cluster or Host Capacity Inventory Report in vCenter Operations Manager provides a consolidated view of resource headroom across clusters and hosts, including the number of additional VMs that can be provisioned based on current utilization and configured thresholds. It is the designated report for environment-level VM addition capacity planning.

BConfigured Host Capacity Report

A 'Configured Host Capacity Report' is not a standard report in vCenter Operations Manager and does not address how many new VMs can be added to the environment.

CVirtual Machine Capacity Overview Report

The Virtual Machine Capacity Overview Report focuses on per-VM resource utilization metrics rather than environment-level capacity for adding new workloads.

DVirtual Machine Optimization Report

The Virtual Machine Optimization Report identifies over- or under-provisioned VMs for rightsizing, not available capacity for adding new VMs.

Concept tested: vCenter Operations Manager VM capacity planning reporting

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.6/com.vmware.vcom.core.doc/GUID-17C4C4D8-BA8A-4D1D-B9AD-22D0D2E4A5F0.html

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