> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xloud.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cluster Optimization

> Automated resource optimization for Xloud — workload placement, consolidation, and dynamic scaling.

Maximize infrastructure efficiency with automated workload analysis and intelligent
placement. Xloud Cluster Optimization continuously audits your compute cluster, generates
actionable improvement plans, and executes workload rebalancing — reducing resource
waste, lowering energy consumption, and improving workload performance.

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Cluster Optimization</p>

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  <Card title="User Guide" icon="book-open" href="/services/optimization/user-guide" color="#197560">
    Run optimization audits, select goals and strategies, review action plans, and
    execute workload rebalancing from the Dashboard or CLI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Admin Guide" icon="shield-check" href="/services/optimization/admin-guide" color="#197560">
    Configure optimization strategies, data sources, scheduled audits, and integration
    with compute metrics for platform-wide resource management.
  </Card>

  <Card title="CLI Reference" icon="terminal" href="/services/optimization/cli-reference" color="#197560">
    Complete command reference for managing goals, audits, action plans, and strategies
    using the openstack CLI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compute Service" icon="server" href="/services/compute" color="#197560">
    Xloud Compute provides the workload and host metrics that drive optimization
    decisions and executes the resulting migration actions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Key Capabilities</p>

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  <Card title="Intelligent Workload Consolidation" icon="layers" href="/services/optimization/user-guide/run-audit" color="#197560">
    Identify underutilized hosts and consolidate workloads to reduce the active host
    footprint — enabling idle hosts to enter low-power states or be decommissioned.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Thermal Optimization" icon="thermometer" href="/services/optimization/user-guide/optimization-goals" color="#197560">
    Monitor inlet temperatures and redistribute workloads away from overheating compute
    racks, protecting hardware and extending its operational lifespan.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Workload Stability" icon="activity" href="/services/optimization/user-guide/optimization-goals" color="#197560">
    Detect noisy-neighbor interference and migrate workloads to hosts where they
    can achieve stable, consistent performance metrics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Energy Efficiency" icon="zap" href="/services/optimization/user-guide/optimization-goals" color="#197560">
    Optimize placement to minimize the number of active compute hosts, reducing
    power consumption during off-peak periods.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scheduled Audits" icon="calendar" href="/services/optimization/admin-guide/scheduling" color="#197560">
    Run optimization analyses on a schedule — daily, weekly, or triggered by capacity
    events — without manual initiation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Review Before Execute" icon="eye" href="/services/optimization/user-guide/action-plans" color="#197560">
    Every audit produces a human-readable action plan. Review and approve actions
    before execution, or configure fully automated application.
  </Card>
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>How It Works</p>

```mermaid theme={null}
graph TD
    A[Cluster Metrics<br/>vCPU, RAM, Temp] -->|Collected| B[Decision Engine]
    B -->|Apply strategy| C[Optimization Planner]
    C -->|Generate| D[Action Plan]
    D -->|Reviewed by operator| E{Start?}
    E -->|Yes| F[Action Applier]
    E -->|No| G[Discard / Modify]
    F -->|Start migrations| H[Xloud Compute API]
    H -->|Live migrate workloads| I[Optimized Cluster]
```

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Optimization Goals</p>

| Goal                      | Description                                           | Common Strategy          |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Server Consolidation      | Reduce the number of active compute hosts             | `server_consolidation`   |
| Thermal Optimization      | Reduce inlet temperatures by redistributing heat load | `outlet_temperature`     |
| Workload Stabilization    | Improve instance performance consistency              | `workload_stabilization` |
| Energy Savings            | Minimize active host count to reduce power draw       | `saving_energy`          |
| Zone Rebalancing          | Distribute workloads evenly across availability zones | `zone_migration`         |
| Noisy Neighbor Mitigation | Isolate CPU/memory contention between instances       | `noisy_neighbor`         |

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Related Services</p>

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  <Card title="Xloud Compute" icon="server" href="/services/compute" color="#197560">
    Workload placement and live migration executed by the Optimization
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  <Card title="Instance HA" icon="heart-pulse" href="/services/instance-ha/index" color="#197560">
    Recovery events that trigger rebalancing workflows
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud Identity" icon="fingerprint" href="/services/identity/index" color="#197560">
    RBAC policies governing who can approve and execute optimization actions
  </Card>
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