{"id":8521,"date":"2025-06-03T14:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:16:05","slug":"eat-the-vmware-cloud-director-setting-evaluation-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521","title":{"rendered":"EAT &#8211; The VMware Cloud Director Setting Evaluation Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-langdir=\"ltr\">\n<p>As we stay up for the following evolution of our multi-tenant cloud platform, understanding how VMware Cloud Director (VCD) is used within the subject has by no means been extra essential. <strong>VMware Cloud Director Setting Evaluation Software (EAT)<\/strong> \u2014 a light-weight, on-demand script designed to assist Cloud Suppliers and VCD Enterprise Prospects acquire insights into their VCD deployments whereas contributing information to form future platform enhancements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6a2c93dcc7995\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6a2c93dcc7995\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a2c93dcc7995\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#What%E2%80%99s_the_VCD_Setting_Evaluation_Software\" title=\"What&#8217;s the VCD Setting Evaluation Software?\">What&#8217;s the VCD Setting Evaluation Software?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#What_Does_It_Gather\" title=\"What Does It Gather?\">What Does It Gather?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#Which_VCD_Variations_are_supported\" title=\"Which VCD Variations are supported?\u00a0\">Which VCD Variations are supported?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#Find_out_how_to_Share_the_Report\" title=\"Find out how to Share the Report\">Find out how to Share the Report<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#Find_out_how_to_Obtain\" title=\"Find out how to Obtain?\u00a0\">Find out how to Obtain?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#Find_out_how_to_Use_the_EAT_Software\" title=\"Find out how to Use the EAT Software\">Find out how to Use the EAT Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8521\/#Non-obligatory_Parameters\" title=\"Non-obligatory Parameters\">Non-obligatory Parameters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-vcd-environment-assessment-tool\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What%E2%80%99s_the_VCD_Setting_Evaluation_Software\"><\/span><strong>What&#8217;s the VCD Setting Evaluation Software?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The EAT is a diagnostic utility that collects environment-specific metadata from a VCD occasion. It helps you:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evaluate deployment scale, together with:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Variety of Organizations, PVDCs, OrgVDCs, and networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Perceive characteristic utilization patterns<\/li>\n<li>Establish advanced vApp constructs (e.g. giant vApps with a number of networks or nested elements)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The device was constructed to help each Suppliers and VMware product groups in gaining higher visibility into how VCD is getting used throughout the ecosystem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-it-collect\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_It_Gather\"><\/span><strong>What Does It Gather?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>EAT solely gathers structural metadata about your deployment. This contains:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Counts of tenants (Orgs), VDCs, networks, and edge gateways<\/li>\n<li>Characteristic utilization flags (e.g. if vApp leases, storage profiles, or affinity guidelines are used)<\/li>\n<li>A abstract of probably the most advanced vApps for scale benchmarking<\/li>\n<li>System versioning and configuration indicators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The output is a human-readable Excel report, permitting you to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evaluate all collected information earlier than sharing<\/li>\n<li>Take away or redact something you favor to maintain non-public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No telemetry or computerized add is concerned. You keep in charge of what will get despatched.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-which-vcd-versions-are-supported-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_VCD_Variations_are_supported\"><\/span><strong>Which VCD Variations are supported?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The EAT Software helps accumulating information from VCD 10.4.x, 10.5.x and 10.6.x deployments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-share-the-report\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_out_how_to_Share_the_Report\"><\/span><strong>Find out how to Share the Report<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When you\u2019ve reviewed and, if wanted, redacted your report, we kindly ask you to ship it to our central coordination alias: <strong>VCDEAT.PDL@Broadcom.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This helps us compile real-world information to information platform route and guarantee we prioritize the capabilities you depend on most.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-download-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_out_how_to_Obtain\"><\/span><strong>Find out how to Obtain?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to obtain VMware Cloud Director Setting Evaluation Software from the next <a href=\"https:\/\/support.broadcom.com\/group\/ecx\/productfiles?subFamily=VMware%20Cloud%20Director&amp;displayGroup=VMware%20Cloud%20Director&amp;release=10.6&amp;os=&amp;servicePk=521343&amp;language=EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hyperlink<\/a> (below <strong>Drivers &amp; Instruments<\/strong> part).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-use-the-eat-tool\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_out_how_to_Use_the_EAT_Software\"><\/span><strong>Find out how to Use the EAT Software<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Obtain and Unpack<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Obtain the file: vcd-assessment-tool-1.0-release.zip<\/li>\n<li>Add and unzip it on one in every of your VMware Cloud Director (VCD) cells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Run the Script<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate into the unzipped folder \u2013\u00a0 <strong>vcd-assessment-tool-1.0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Execute the script by working: <strong>.\/eat.sh<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Find the Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The report will likely be generated below the next listing:<br \/><strong>\/decide\/vmware\/vcloud-director\/information\/switch\/<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Inside, you&#8217;ll find a folder named with the present date and time<\/li>\n<li>Search for a file named: <strong>assessment-reports-&lt;date&gt;.zip <\/strong>\u00a0(Default location could be <strong>\/decide\/vmware\/vcloud-director\/information\/switch\/<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>This ZIP incorporates the Excel report and extra metadata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Evaluate and Share the Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Excel file and overview the collected information<\/li>\n<li>If wanted, take away any info you don&#8217;t want to share<\/li>\n<li>As soon as finalized, ship the ZIP file to: VCDEAT.PDL@Broadcom.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-optional-parameters\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non-obligatory_Parameters\"><\/span><strong>Non-obligatory Parameters<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The device additionally helps command-line arguments. For instance:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2013vcd-url\u00a0 VCD API endpoint<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2013username or -u\u00a0 VCD API username<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2013<strong>-password or -p\u00a0 VCD API password<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2013output-dir or -d output listing for dumping zip, xlsx, json information [default = \/opt\/vmware\/vcloud-director\/data\/transfer\/]<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2013interactive or -i Interactive Mode (True\/False)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to view all obtainable choices by working: <strong>.\/eat.sh \u2013assist<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we stay up for the following evolution of our multi-tenant cloud platform, understanding how VMware Cloud Director (VCD) is used within the subject has by no means been extra essential. 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