PowerCLI Reference

New-DrsClusterGroup

Synopsis

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

Syntax

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

New-DrsClusterGroup [-Name] <String> [-Cluster] <Cluster> [-VMHost] <VMHost[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-DrsClusterGroup
Remove-DrsClusterGroup
Set-DrsClusterGroup

Detailed Description

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

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
NameStringSpecifies the name for the new DRS cluster group.truefalse
ClusterClusterSpecifies the cluster on which you want to create the new DRS cluster group.truetrue (ByValue)
VMVirtualMachine[]Specifies the virtual machines which you want to add to the new VM DRS cluster group.truefalse
VMHostVMHost[]Specifies the VM hosts which you want to add to the new VMHost DRS cluster group.truefalse
ConfirmSwitchParameterIf 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.falsefalse
RunAsyncSwitchParameterIndicates 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.falsefalse
ServerVIServer[]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.falsefalse
WhatIfSwitchParameterIndicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.falsefalse

Return Type

The newly created DrsClusterGroup object

Notes

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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