New-DrsClusterGroup

This cmdlet creates either a VM or VM host DRS cluster group, depending on the used parameter set.

Syntax

[-Cluster]  <Cluster>
[-VM]  <VirtualMachine[]>
-Name  <String>
[-RunAsync]
[-Server  <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
Cluster
Cluster 1
  • wildcards
  • pipeline
  • Specifies the cluster on which you want to create the new DRS cluster group.
    required
    VM
    VirtualMachine[] 2 Specifies the virtual machines which you want to add to the new VM DRS cluster group.
    required
    Name
    String named Specifies the name for the new DRS cluster group.
    optional
    RunAsync
    SwitchParameter named Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.
    optional
    Server
    VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
  • Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.

    [-Cluster]  <Cluster>
    [-VMHost]  <VMHost[]>
    -Name  <String>
    [-RunAsync]
    [-Server  <VIServer[]>]
    [CommonParameters]

    Parameters

    Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
    required
    Cluster
    Cluster 1
  • wildcards
  • pipeline
  • Specifies the cluster on which you want to create the new DRS cluster group.
    required
    VMHost
    VMHost[] 2 Specifies the VM hosts which you want to add to the new VMHost DRS cluster group.
    required
    Name
    String named Specifies the name for the new DRS cluster group.
    optional
    RunAsync
    SwitchParameter named Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.
    optional
    Server
    VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
  • Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.

    Output

    VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Cluster.DrsClusterGroup

    Examples


    Example 1

    New-DrsClusterGroup -Name "MyDrsClusterGroup" -VM "MyVM1", "MyVM2" -Cluster "MyCluster"

    Creates a VM DRS cluster group in the "MyCluster" cluster by adding a list of virtual machines inside.

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