New-DrsClusterGroup Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

New-DrsClusterGroup

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

Syntax

New-DrsClusterGroup
[ -Cluster ] < Cluster >
[ -VM ] < VirtualMachine[] >
-Name < String >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-RunAsync ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
 Cluster Cluster 1
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
 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 ProgressAction ActionPreference named
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.
New-DrsClusterGroup
[ -Cluster ] < Cluster >
[ -VMHost ] < VMHost[] >
-Name < String >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-RunAsync ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
 Cluster Cluster 1
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
 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 ProgressAction ActionPreference named
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.

Related Commands

DrsClusterGroup

This cmdlet retrieves DRS cluster groups for the specified cluster, VM, or VM host.

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

This cmdlet removes the specified DRS cluster groups from the cluster on which it resides.

This cmdlet adds or removes either virtual machines or VM hosts to or from the specified DRS cluster group, depending on the used parameter set.

DrsRecommendation

This cmdlet retrieves the available DRS recommendations from the provided clusters.

This cmdlet applies the specified DRS recommendations.

DrsRule

This cmdlet retrieves the list of DRS rules for the specified clusters.

This cmdlet creates a new DRS rule.

This cmdlet removes the specified DRS rules.

This cmdlet modifies an existing DRS rule.

DrsVMHostRule

This cmdlet retrieves VM to VMHost DRS rules that match the specified filters.

This cmdlet creates a new VM to VMHost DRS rule.

This cmdlet removes the specified VM to VMHost DRS rule.

This cmdlet modifies the specified VM to VMHost DRS rule.