When simulation adjustments are needed to complete the simulation, System Center Capacity Planner displays a list of the required adjustments. The types of adjustments are divided into the following categories:
- Misconfiguration messages, which occur when you modify a
capacity model and do not include information needed for a
simulation to successfully run. These are often trivial adjustments
that are easily made by updating information in Model Editor. For
example, a misconfiguration message appears when a WAN is missing
one of two connection endpoints. When all misconfiguration messages
have been corrected, the simulation runs successfully.
- Validation messages, which typically occur when a modeled
device is over-utilized and cannot handle the demand placed on it;
for example, when you modify an existing capacity model by adding
additional load to a device. After the issues in all validation
messages are corrected, the simulation runs successfully. For more
information about how to correct each specific validation issue,
see the System Center Capacity Planner Help topic associated with
the particular validation message.
These adjustment messages have the following attributes:
- Severity. There are two categories of severity:
- Critical Adjustments required for
Capacity Planner to produce simulation results. Some adjustments
are severe enough to prevent any further action. In some cases, you
can continue working in Capacity Planner to the next verification
step, but Capacity Planner will stop afterward.
- Warning Adjustments needed but
simulation results are still produced.
- Critical Adjustments required for
Capacity Planner to produce simulation results. Some adjustments
are severe enough to prevent any further action. In some cases, you
can continue working in Capacity Planner to the next verification
step, but Capacity Planner will stop afterward.
- Description. The description of the issue that produced
the needed adjustment.
- Help Link. You can click the Help Link icon to
open the help topic associated with the necessary corrective
action.