Automatic cluster consolidation for efficient resource management

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing program instructions for automatically consolidating clusters of host computers in a distributed computer system, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

• receiving digital representations of first and second clusters of host computers in the distributed computer system;
• generating a digital representation of a simulated merged cluster of host computers using the digital representations of the first and second clusters of host computers, the simulated merged cluster of host computers being a simulation of a consolidation of the first and second clusters of host computers;
• applying a resource management operation on the digital representation of the simulated merged cluster of host computers to produce resource management analysis results on the simulated merged cluster of host computers;
• and
• executing an automatic consolidation operation on the first and second clusters of host computers to generate a merged cluster of host computers that includes the host computers from both the first and second clusters.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a cluster consolidation manager that, when executed by the processor, performs steps comprising:
• receiving digital representations of first and second clusters of host computers in a distributed computer system;
• generating a digital representation of a simulated merged cluster of host computers using the digital representations of the first and second clusters of host computers, the simulated merged cluster of host computers being a simulation of a consolidation of the first and second clusters of host computers;
• applying a resource management operation on the digital representation of the simulated merged cluster of host computers to produce resource management analysis results on the simulated merged cluster of host computers;
• and
• executing an automatic consolidation operation on the first and second clusters of host computers to generate a merged cluster of host computers that includes the host computers from both the first and second clusters.