All Units: VMs

All Units with the unit selector set to VMs is the full virtual machine inventory, categorized by utilization and distributed by cost. This is the screen where right-sizing programs start and where chargeback conversations get their raw material.

What this screen shows

  • Utilization trend chart. VMs grouped into utilization categories, tracked over time, so you can see whether the estate is drifting toward over-allocation.
  • Cost-tier donut. VMs distributed across cost bands, for example under $100, $101 to $500, $501 to $2,000, and above $2,000. The exact bands depend on your configuration.
  • Table. vCPU, % CPU, memory, % memory, disk allocated, % disk utilized, OS, cluster, and vCenter.

The combination of utilization category and cost tier is what makes this screen worth more than a VM list. A low-utilization VM in the top cost tier is the highest-value right-sizing candidate you have, and neither number identifies it alone.

When to use it

  • Building a right-sizing queue. Filter to underutilized VMs and you have a worklist.
  • Chargeback and showback. Cost-tier analysis by cluster, vCenter, or OS supports the allocation conversation.
  • Auditing placement and OS sprawl. Grouping by OS surfaces oversized templates, which fix a whole class of problem at once.

How to work it

  • Filter to underutilized. Then sort by cost tier so the expensive ones lead.
  • Group by OS or cluster. An oversized template shows up as a whole group of VMs with identical over-allocation, which is a single fix rather than fifty.

Tip: Do not right-size straight off this screen. Confirm in VM Summary that low utilization is sustained rather than seasonal. A quarterly batch job looks idle for eleven weeks and then needs everything it was given.

VM Right-Sizing turns candidates into approved recommendations. VM Summary is where you validate an individual candidate. Chargeback Report allocates these VM costs to business units.

Last updated: August 24, 2026