CloudPhysics

What CloudPhysics is

HPE CloudPhysics gives organizations visibility across an IT estate to support workload planning, VMware optimization, and infrastructure modernization. Its assessment helps identify VMware optimization opportunities and risks, possible workload placements and migrations, infrastructure upgrade needs, consolidation opportunities, and compatibility considerations. CloudPhysics and CloudPhysics Plus cover inventory and key metrics for compute, storage, and the virtual machines running on that infrastructure. The virtualization review inventories VMware VMs, hosts, and data stores, and reports hardware compatibility and ESXi support status. Compute coverage includes server inventory and metrics for CPUs, form factors, memory, storage, and I/O capability. Storage coverage includes capacity and performance for shared and local storage, plus hardware used for virtual storage.

HPE says deployment is performed from vCenter. Inventory can be viewed in 15 minutes, trend analysis starts within 24 hours, and machine-learning insights begin after seven days. Specialists review findings in a consultation after 14 days. HPE or a partner can deliver the complimentary assessment service. The listed HPE CloudPhysics assessment costs nothing; pricing is also available on request, and a 30-day trial is noted. The product is web based, supports hybrid deployment, VM monitoring, and agentless monitoring.

Who it suits

CloudPhysics suits organizations assessing VMware environments, planning workload placement or migration, or reviewing compute and storage infrastructure. It may also suit teams considering upgrades or consolidation who want an assessment followed by a specialist consultation.

Limits

The listed free assessment is an assessment service, with no further limits stated. Machine-learning insights begin after seven days, and the specialist consultation takes place after 14 days.

Getting started

1. Visit the HPE CloudPhysics product page.
2. Arrange the complimentary assessment with HPE or an HPE partner.
3. Deploy from vCenter.
4. Review inventory, then trend analysis and machine-learning insights as they become available.
5. Review findings with specialists in a consultation after 14 days.

Verdict

Choose HPE CloudPhysics if you need an assessment of VMware workloads and supporting compute and storage, with findings reviewed by specialists. Consider the pricing-on-request model if you need a price before proceeding beyond the complimentary assessment.