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5 Expand DRS Automation.
a Select an automation level.
b Set the Migration threshold.
Use the Migration slider to select the priority level of vCenter Server recommendations that adjust
the cluster's load balance.
c Select whether to enable Virtual Machine Automation.
Override for individual virtual machines can be set from the VM Overrides page.
6 Expand Power Managment.
a Select an automation level.
b Set the DPM threshold.
Use the DPM slider to select the power recommendations that vCenter Server will apply.
7 Type a Task name.
8 Type a description of the Task you have created.
9 Under Configured Scheduler, click Change and select the time for the task to run and click OK.
10 Type an email address to send a notification email to when the task is complete.
11 Click OK.
The scheduled task runs at the specified time.
Storage DRS Anti-Affinity Rules
You can create Storage DRS anti-affinity rules to control which virtual disks should not be placed on the
same datastore within a datastore cluster. By default, a virtual machine's virtual disks are kept together on
the same datastore.
When you create an anti-affinity rule, it applies to the relevant virtual disks in the datastore cluster. Anti-
affinity rules are enforced during initial placement and Storage DRS-recommendation migrations, but are
not enforced when a migration is initiated by a user.
NOTE Anti-affinity rules do not apply to CD-ROM ISO image files that are stored on a datastore in a
datastore cluster, nor do they apply to swapfiles that are stored in user-defined locations.
Inter-VM Anti-Affinity
Rules
Specify which virtual machines should never be kept on the same datastore.
See “Create Inter-VM Anti-Affinity Rules,” on page 102.
Intra-VM Anti-Affinity
Rules
Specify which virtual disks associated with a particular virtual machine must
be kept on different datastores. See “Create Intra-VM Anti-Affinity Rules,”
on page 103.
If you move a virtual disk out of the datastore cluster, the affinity or anti-affinity rule no longer applies to
that disk.
When you move virtual disk files into a datastore cluster that has existing affinity and anti-affinity rules, the
following behavior applies:
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Datastore Cluster B has an intra-VM affinity rule. When you move a virtual disk out of Datastore
Cluster A and into Datastore Cluster B, any rule that applied to the virtual disk for a given virtual
machine in Datastore Cluster A no longer applies. The virtual disk is now subject to the intra-VM
affinity rule in Datastore Cluster B.
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