Systems and methods for recommending optimized virtual-machine configurations

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a hardware-based processor, cause the processor to perform stages for recommending virtual machine (VM) configurations, the stages comprising:

• receiving a selection of a category of computing resources;
• receiving a request to recommend a VM configuration, the request including an indication of the selected category, wherein receiving the request to recommend the VM configuration comprises displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) and receiving, through the GUI, user input regarding a minimum number of computer processing unit (CPU) cores, a minimum amount of memory, and a minimum amount of storage;
• identifying a pool of available servers that meet the minimum number of CPU cores, the minimum amount of memory, and the minimum amount of storage;
• classifying the servers in the pool of servers into a plurality of categories;
• clustering similar servers within each of the plurality of categories;
• for each cluster, sorting the servers according to the indicated most relevant computing resources;
• and
• displaying on the GUI the VM recommendations based on the sorting of the servers.

A system for recommending virtual machine (VM) configurations, the system comprising:

• a memory storage including a non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions;
• and
• a computing device including a hardware-based processor that executes the instructions to carry out stages comprising:
• receiving a selection of a category of computing resources;
• receiving a request to recommend a VM configuration, the request including an indication of the selected category, wherein receiving the request to recommend the VM configuration comprises displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) and receiving, through the GUI, user input regarding a minimum number of computer processing unit (CPU) cores, a minimum amount of memory, and a minimum amount of storage;
• identifying a pool of available servers that meet the minimum number of CPU cores, the minimum amount of memory, and the minimum amount of storage;
• classifying the servers in the pool of servers into a plurality of categories;
• clustering similar servers within each of the plurality of categories;
• for each cluster, sorting the servers according to the indicated most relevant computing resources;
• and
• displaying on the GUI the VM recommendations based on the sorting of the servers.