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New-DrsRule

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NAME New-DrsRule



SYNOPSIS

This cmdlet creates a new DRS rule.





SYNTAX

New-DrsRule [-Name] <String> [-Cluster] <Cluster> [-Enabled <Boolean>] -KeepTogether <Boolean> [-RunAsync]

[-Server <VIServer[]>] -VM <VirtualMachine[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

This cmdlet creates a new DRS rule. Each rule defines the virtual machines that can run on the same host (affinity

rule) or must run on different hosts (anti-affinity rule).





PARAMETERS

-Cluster <Cluster>

Specifies the cluster for which the new DRS rule applies. Passing multiple values to this parameter is

obsolete.



Required? true

Position? 2

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? true



-Enabled <Boolean>

If the value of this parameter is $true, the new DRS rule is enabled for the specified clusters. If the value

is $false, it is disabled.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-KeepTogether <Boolean>

If the value of this parameter is $true, the new DRS rule is an affinity rule. If the value is $false, the DRS

rule is an anti-affinity rule.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Name <String>

Specifies a name for the new DRS rule.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-RunAsync [<SwitchParameter>]

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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Server <VIServer[]>

Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no 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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? true



-VM <VirtualMachine[]>

Specifies the virtual machines that are referenced by the new DRS rule.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? true



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false,

the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value $true

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are

modified.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS

The newly created DrsVMAffinityRule object







NOTES









-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------



New-DrsRule -Cluster $cluster -Name antiAffinityRule1 -KeepTogether $false -VM $antiAffinityVMs



Creates a new DRS rule for the cluster saved in the $cluster variable with the specified parameters.



RELATED LINKS

Online Version: https://code.vmware.com/doc/preview?id= ... sRule.html

Get-DrsRule

Remove-DrsRule

Set-DrsRule