Action types
Turbonomic performs the following general types of actions:
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Delete – Remove unused entities (for example, datastores on disk arrays or unattached volumes)
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Move – Move an entity from one provider to another to address performance issues or improve infrastructure efficiency
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Optimization – Increase discount coverage for cloud workloads to reduce on-demand costs
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Provision – Add resource providers to the environment to increase capacity
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Reconfigure – Correct a misconfiguration to bring an entity into compliance
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Scale/Resize – Change the resources allocated to workloads to meet demand
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Start – Start a stopped/suspended entity
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Stop/Suspend – Pause an entity for a period of time to increase efficient use of resources
For information on the actions that Turbonomic generates for specific entities, see Actions by Entity Type.