Create a VMware VM utilization report

Note: This feature is only supported for VMware virtual machine (VM) instances.

Before you can perform a test-clone or cut-over on a migrating VM, you must setthe Compute Engine target details that define the landing zone for the VMon Google Cloud. These details include the Google Cloud project andnetwork settings, but also includes:

  • Number of CPUs
  • Amount of memory
  • more

For more information, seeConfigure the target for a migrated VM.

To help you determine the optimal settings for the Compute Engine target,Migrate to Virtual Machines lets you create asource VM utilization report. This reportdisplays information about resource allocation and utilization for the source VMsdeployed on your migration source.

Note: For a newly created source VM, there might be a delay of several hoursbefore utilization data is available from the migration source.

When you create a report, you set a time duration (week, month, year) for theutilization data.

For the specified source VM, the report then displays the following informationcalculated over that duration:

  • Number of vCPUs allocated for the source VM, average CPU usage, and maximumCPU usage
  • Allocated memory (GB), average memory usage, and maximum memory usage
  • Average and maximum network throughput (Kbps)
  • Average and maximum disk IO rate (Kbps)

You can then use this information to set the Compute Engine target details.

The following is an example report:

Utilization report.

Creating a utilization report

To create a report:

  1. Open the Migrate to Virtual Machines page in the Google Cloud console:

    Go to the Migrate to Virtual Machines page

  2. Select theSources tab.

  3. From the drop-down list, select your migration source.

    A table appears showing the source VMs in the migration source.

  4. Select one or more VMs.

    Note: You cannot select more than 100 VMs for a single report.

  5. SelectCreate report and enter theName,Description (optional),andTime period for the report.

    TheName must consist of lowercase letters (a-z), numbers, and hyphens.

  6. SelectCreate.

    The report takes a minute or so to create.

  7. SelectView reports.

    A list of available reports appears, arranged by report name.

  8. Select the report name to view the results.

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Last updated 2025-12-15 UTC.