Creating host and VM DRS groups
DRS provides an option to segregate virtual machines and ESXi hosts into their own groups. The groups are used with VM-Host Affinity Rules. These rules do not address individual VMs/hosts. These groups are created using the DRS Groups Manager.
The creation of DRS hosts/VMs groups is a pre-requisite for creating the affinity rules.
How to do it…
The following procedure will help you create host/VM DRS groups:
From the vCenter's inventory home navigate to the Hosts and Clusters view.
Select the cluster and navigate to Manage | Settings | DRS Groups and click on Add… to bring-up the Create DRS Group window.
In the Create DRS Group window supply a name for the group, choose the type as Host DRS Group, and click on the Add button to bring-up the Add DRS Group Member window.
In the Add DRS Group Member window, select the hosts that should be added to the group and click on OK.
The Create DRS Group window should now list all of the hosts added as the to-be members of the...
