The VMware Optimization Assessment (VOA) is an enhanced evaluation of vRealize Operations Manager, which includes reports providing information about the configuration, capacity, and performance of a vSphere environment. This information is useful for an administrator or architect validating an existing vSphere deployment or planning an expansion to an existing vSphere deployment.

The VOA will provide useful insights into a virtual environment by providing detail analytics, including the following:

• Providing information on misconfigured clusters, hosts, and virtual machines
• Identifying potential performance problems with root cause analysis
• Analyzing virtual machine resources to identify undersized and/or oversized virtual machines, providing opportunities to attain a right-size environment

The information gathered during a VOA will allow an administrator or architect the ability to quickly identify health issues, risks to the environment, and areas where efficiency can be improved.