You must probe both the ESX Server and the Storage Resource agent on the virtual machines
before you can generate accurate reports for disk and file system capacity.
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The TOTAL row in the capacity report shows the capacity for the file system or the disk capacity.
The total includes virtualized disks, virtual machines, non-virtualized disks, and non-virtualized
machines.
For example, you have an ESX Server that has a capacity of 100 GB and 60 GB is allocated to the
virtual machine. The virtual machine uses 5 GB of space. Both the ESX Server (H1) and the virtual
machine (VC1) are probed. You also have a physical machine (PC1) that is probed. The capacity is
shown in the report, as follows:
| Column heading |
Capacity |
Used Capacity (calculated as Capacity minus Free Space) |
Free space |
| TOTAL |
130 GB |
25 GB |
105 GB |
| H1 |
100 GB |
60 GB |
40 GB |
| VC1 |
60 GB |
5 GB |
55 GB |
| PC1 |
30 GB |
20 GB |
10 GB |
If you probed the physical machine (PC1) and the virtual machine (VC1) but did not probe the ESX
Server (hypervisor), the capacity is shown as follows:
| Column heading |
Capacity |
Used Capacity (calculated as Capacity minus Free Space; negative values are
shown as 0) |
Free Space |
| TOTAL |
30 GB |
0 GB |
65 GB |
| PC1 |
30 GB |
20 GB |
10 GB |
| VC1 |
60 GB |
5 GB |
55 GB |
If you probed the hypervisor (H1) and the physical machine (PC1) but did not probe the virtual
machine (VC1), the capacity is shown as follows:
| Column heading |
Capacity |
Used Capacity (calculated as Capacity minus Free Space) |
Free Space |
| TOTAL |
130 GB |
80 GB |
50 GB |
| H1 |
100 GB |
60 GB |
40 GB |
| PC1 |
30 GB |
20 GB |
10 GB |
If you have an ESX Server that has devices that are directly attached to the virtual machine, the
file system capacity created on the virtual machine is not added in the TOTAL row.
For example, the file system capacity shown in the table is based on the following factors:
- The file system (FS1) created on the hypervisor has a capacity of 100 GB and uses 60 GB of
space.
- The file system (FS1) created from internal storage on the hypervisor (H1) has a capacity of 60
GB and uses 5 GB of space.
- The file system (FS2) on the device that is directly attached to the virtual machine (VC1) has a
capacity of 5 GB and uses 4 GB of space.
- The file system created on the physical machine (PC1) has a capacity of 30 GB and uses 20 GB of
space.
| Column heading |
Capacity |
Used Capacity (calculated as Capacity minus Free Space) |
Free Space |
| TOTAL |
130 GB |
24 GB |
106 GB |
| H1 FS1 |
100 GB |
60 GB |
40 GB |
| VC1 FS1 |
60 GB |
5 GB |
55 GB |
| VC1 FS2 |
5 GB |
4 GB |
1 GB |
| PC1 FS1 |
30 GB |
20 GB |
10 GB |