vSphere DRS
The SovLabs vSphere Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS) Module for vRealize Automation allows organizations to take advantage of VMware’s DRS technology to sub-divide vSphere Clusters for consumption by vRealize Automation.
Utilizing the vSphere DRS host group feature, separate workloads onto specific host group(s) of ESXi hosts within a vSphere cluster based on criteria (such as OS type, application, or licensing restrictions) without the need to create individual isolated vSphere clusters.
Compatibility
VMware vCenter | 5.5x, 6.0x, 6.5x |
VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) | 7.x |
VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) | 7.x |
EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud (EHC) | 4.x |
Highlights
- Create and manage in vRA, vSphere DRS profile configurations and tie them to existing blueprints to enable affinity or anti-affinity relationships between VMs provisioned and existing DRS host groups
- Automatic cleanup of appropriate linked VM rules and groups during VM de-provisioning
- Allows for VM provisioning into specific pre-defined DRS host groups
- Intuitive assignment in vRA allows for selection of vCenter, Cluster and DRS group directly from vCenter inventory
- SovLabs DRS profiles support the following rule options between VM(s) and a given DRS host group:
- must run on host group
- should run on host group
- must not run on host group
- should not run on host group
- Dynamically creates VM group(s) and rule(s) during VM provisioning based on the corresponding SovLabs DRS profile configuration
- Selective Locking logic prevents duplication and collision between provisioning and de-provisioning lifecycles without sacrificing performance
- Utilizes SovLabs vCenter Endpoints which can be directly managed within vRealize Automation:
- SovLabs vCenter Endpoints utilize SovLabs secure credential storage for optional credential reuse between multiple endpoints
- SovLabs vCenter Endpoints support standalone as well as integrated and remote Platform Service Controller (PSC) configurations
Quick Start Process
- Define SovLabs vCenter Endpoint
- Define DRS Profile
- Apply SovLabs DRS vRA Property Group to existing blueprint
- Provision!