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How to configure a VM override in DRS and HA

VM overrides to prevent unnecessary VM movement and availability issues. Review the configuration options that come with this feature in this tutorial. Continue Reading
VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)

VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) is a utility that balances computing workloads with available resources in a virtualized environment. The utility is part of a virtualization suite called VMware Infrastructure 3. Continue Reading
How do you apply VM-host and VM-VM affinity rules in DRS?

Affinity and anti-affinity rules improve application performance and resilience. Select the desired clusters in vSphere Web Client, and add rules to apply affinity rules to DRS. Continue Reading

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The new features of vSphere 7 DRS

The updated version of Distributed Resource Scheduler that VMware premiered with vSphere 7 has several new features, including configuration options and scalable shares. Continue Reading
Use DRS for VMware load balancing and streamlined environments

VMware DRS uses vMotion to automatically migrate VMs and workloads to available hosts and avoid resource contention. Discover the basics of this essential VMware utility. Continue Reading
Manage storage quickly and efficiently with Storage DRS

The vSphere 5.1 Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler and storage clustering take the time and hassle out of storage maintenance in a spread-out environment. Continue Reading

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Manage Windows Server 2016 licensing cost with VMware DRS rules

VMware DRS offers a strategy to mitigate and delay the costs of Windows Server 2016. Use DRS rules to manage groups of hosts with different licenses and to limit licensing costs. Continue Reading
What happens when you violate affinity or anti-affinity rules?

Just because VM placement is flexible doesn't mean you should take it for granted. Affinity rule conflicts can take a serious toll on the functionality of multiple VMware platforms. Continue Reading
Use a combination of DRS rules and HA tags to manage workloads

Distributed Resource Scheduler rules help with load balancing, and High Availability tags can reduce administrative fatigue in the event of an outage. Continue Reading

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Improve storage performance for VMs with vSphere's Storage DRS feature

Storage DRS in vSphere examines the disk capacity of data stores in a cluster to determine whether changes are needed to increase efficiency. Continue Reading
Tweaking vSphere's DRS advanced options can yield performance boost

The advanced options in vSphere's DRS settings allow experienced sysadmins to squeeze more performance out of their virtual environments. Continue Reading
The hidden culprit behind slow vSphere performance -- and how to fix it

If you find vSphere performance deteriorating, unintentional resource limits on VMs could be to blame. The good news? They're easy to remove. Continue Reading