# 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.

## Related screens

[VM Right-Sizing](https://visualoneintelligence.com/docs/virtual-vm-right-sizing/) turns candidates into approved recommendations. [VM Summary](https://visualoneintelligence.com/docs/virtual-vm-summary/) is where you validate an individual candidate. [Chargeback Report](https://visualoneintelligence.com/docs/finops-chargeback/) allocates these VM costs to business units.

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Source: https://visualoneintelligence.com/docs/virtual-all-units-vms/