View optimization data on the Hybrid Cloud Console

If you have access to Red Hat Lightspeed cost management on the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console, you can use the Optimizations page to view optimization recommendations.

Configure resource optimization for OpenShift in the Hybrid Cloud Console
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To receive cost management resource optimization recommendations for your OpenShift clusters, you must enable each namespace for optimization recommendations.

Before you begin
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Procedure
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  1. Log in to the OpenShift command line interface (OC).
  2. To enable a namespace for optimization recommendations, enter the following command:

    oc label namespace <namespace> cost_management_optimizations="true" --overwrite=true

    where:

    <namespace>
    Specifies the namespace that you want to enable for optimization.
  3. Repeat the preceding step for each namespace that you want to enable.

View resource optimization recommendations in the Hybrid Cloud Console
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After you configure your OpenShift namespace for cost management resource optimization, you can view your current resource use and recommendations for improvement.

Before you begin
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  • You are logged in to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
  • Your OpenShift namespaces are configured for optimization.
  • Cost management has received at least 24 hours of data from the operator.

Procedure
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  1. In the Hybrid Cloud Console, navigate to OpenShift > Cost Management.
  2. Under Cost Management, click Optimizations.
    1. Click the Containers toggle to view the list of your OpenShift containers.
    2. Click the Projects toggle to view the list of your OpenShift projects.
  3. Optional: Click the arrow above any column to sort by that column.
  4. Optional: Filter your container list:
    1. Select Container names, Project names, Workload names, Workload types, or Cluster names, from the menu above the container list.
    2. In the Memory requests column, click on the Current filter to order the list by current memory requests. Click the Change filter to order the list by change percentage of memory requests.
    3. In the CPU requests column, click on the Current filter to order the list by current CPU requests. Click the Change filter to order the list by change percentage of CPU requests.
    4. Enter a value in the the Filter by container box and click the arrow. A list of containers that meet your search criteria is displayed.
  5. Optional: Filter your project list:
    1. Select Project names or Cluster names, from the menu above the project list.
    2. In the Memory requests column, click on the Current filter to order the list by current memory requests. Click the Change filter to order the list by change percentage of memory requests.
    3. In the CPU requests column, click on the Current filter to order the list by current CPU requests. Click the Change filter to order the list by change percentage of CPU requests.
    4. Enter a value in the the Filter by project box and click the arrow. A list of projects that meet your search criteria is displayed.
  6. To view optimization recommendations, click a container or project name link. The container page opens with details about the container you selected, current and recommended configurations, and CPU and memory use.
  7. Select a time range from the View optimizations based on menu. Resource optimization analyzes your resource use over this time range.
  8. Review your current configuration and recommended configuration data on the Cost optimizations and Performance optimizations tabs.

What to do next
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To understand optimization recommendations, see Resource optimization current and recommended configurations.