The alternative that is offered by default when Workload Planning returns that an existing cluster does not have the capacity to accommodate the selected virtual machines is cost comparisons for running in hybrid/private/public cloud. Workload Planning is a feature ofvRealize Operations that allows the administrator to plan and optimize the workload placement and capacity of the vSphere resources in the environment1. Workload Planning can be performed using two scenarios: Workload Optimization and What-If Analysis. Workload Optimization is a scenario that automatically balances the workload across the clusters and datastores based on the business and operational intents, such as performance, consolidation, or compliance2. What-If Analysis is a scenario that simulates the impact of adding or removing workloads, hosts, or datastores, or changing the demand or configuration of the existing workloads3. When Workload Planning is performed using the What-If Analysis scenario, and it returns that an existing cluster does not have the capacity to accommodate the selected virtual machines, the alternative that is offered by default is cost comparisons for running in hybrid/private/public cloud. This alternative allows the administrator to compare the estimated costs of running the selected virtual machines in different cloud platforms, such as VMware Cloud on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services, and to choose the best option for the business needs and budget4. Cost options for increasing cluster capacity with additional hosts (option B) is not the alternative that is offered by default, but it is another option that can be selected by the administrator. This option allows the administrator to estimate the costs of adding new hosts to the existing cluster, and to choose the best host model and quantity for the capacity and performance requirements5. Modifications to virtual machine configuration (option C) and modifications to host configurations (option D) are not alternatives that are offered by Workload Planning, as they are not related to the workload placement and capacity planning. These modifications can be performed using other features of vRealize Operations, such as Reclaimable Waste, Oversized Virtual Machines, or Configuration and Compliance. References:
1: VMware vRealize Operations Specialist Exam 2023 (5V0-35.21) Exam Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 14.
2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 167.
3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 179.
4: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 187.
5: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 186.
[6]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, pp. 77-78, 83-84, 229-230.
