Contents
About This Book 5
1
Getting Started with Resource Management 7
What Is Resource Management? 7
Configuring Resource Allocation Settings 8
Viewing Resource Allocation Information 11
Admission Control 14
2
Managing CPU Resources 15
CPU Virtualization Basics 15
Administering CPU Resources 16
3
Managing Memory Resources 23
Memory Virtualization Basics 23
Administering Memory Resources 26
4
Managing Resource Pools 35
Why Use Resource Pools? 36
Create Resource Pools 37
Add Virtual Machines to a Resource Pool 38
Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool 39
Resource Pool Admission Control 39
5
Creating a DRS Cluster 43
Admission Control and Initial Placement 44
Virtual Machine Migration 45
DRS Cluster Prerequisites 47
Create a DRS Cluster 48
Set a Custom Automation Level for a Virtual Machine 49
Disable DRS 50
6
Using DRS Clusters to Manage Resources 51
Using DRS Rules 51
Adding Hosts to a Cluster 53
Adding Virtual Machines to a Cluster 54
Remove Hosts from a Cluster 55
Removing Virtual Machines from a Cluster 56
DRS Cluster Validity 56
Managing Power Resources 60
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