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Workload Optimization

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Users and Roles
  3. Targets and Configuration
  4. The Supply Chain
  5. Actions
  6. Groups and Policies
  7. Planning and Placement
  8. The Public Cloud
  9. Summary
  10. References

Chapter Description

Workload Optimizer is an analytical decision engine that generates actions that drive the IT environment toward a desired state where workload performance is assured and cost is minimized. In this sample chapter from Cisco Intersight: A Handbook for Intelligent Cloud Operations, you will explore how Workload Optimizer helps applications perform well while simultaneously minimizing cost (in a public cloud) and optimizing resource utilization (on premises) while also complying with workload policies.

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Users and Roles

Workload Optimizer leverages Intersight’s core user, privilege, and role-based access control functionality (described in Chapter 1, “Intersight Foundations”). Intersight administrators can assign various predefined privileges specific to Workload Optimizer (see Table 9-1) to a given Intersight role to allow for a division of privileges within an organization. By default, an Intersight administrator has full Administrator privileges in Workload Optimizer, and an Intersight read-only user is granted Observer privileges. Other Workload Optimizer privileges (for example, WO Advisor, WO Automator) must be explicitly assigned to a role via Settings > Roles.

Table 9-1 Privileges and Permissions

Workload Optimizer Privileges

Permissions

Workload Optimizer Observer

Can view the state of the environment and recommended actions. Cannot run plans or execute any recommended actions.

Workload Optimizer Advisor

Can view all Workload Optimizer charts and data and run plans. Cannot reserve workloads or execute any recommended actions.

Workload Optimizer Automator

Can execute recommended actions and deploy workloads. Cannot perform administrative tasks.

Workload Optimizer Deployer

Can view all Workload Optimizer charts and data, deploy workloads, and create policies and templates. Cannot run plans or execute any recommended actions.

Workload Optimizer Administrator

Can access all Workload Optimizer features and perform administrative tasks to configure Workload Optimizer.
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