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2V0-622 · Question #180

What are two likely causes for a DRS cluster to become unbalanced? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. Affinity rules are preventing virtual machines from being moved. C. A device is mounted to a virtual machine preventing vMotion.. A DRS cluster remains unbalanced when VM placement rules or attached local devices block vMotion, preventing DRS from migrating VMs to equalize load.

Section 5 – Administer and Protect vSphere 6.5 Resources

Question

What are two likely causes for a DRS cluster to become unbalanced? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AMigration threshold is too low.
  • BAffinity rules are preventing virtual machines from being moved.
  • CA device is mounted to a virtual machine preventing vMotion.
  • DMigration cost is too low.

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    12% (5)
  • B
    84% (36)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

A DRS cluster remains unbalanced when VM placement rules or attached local devices block vMotion, preventing DRS from migrating VMs to equalize load.

AMigration threshold is too low.

A lower migration threshold makes DRS more conservative and requires a larger imbalance before recommending migrations, but DRS will still act once that threshold is exceeded - it does not permanently prevent rebalancing.

BAffinity rules are preventing virtual machines from being moved.Correct

VM-to-host affinity or anti-affinity rules restrict which hosts a VM can run on, so even when DRS identifies that a VM should be migrated to a less-loaded host, the rule violation blocks the recommendation and leaves the cluster unbalanced.

CA device is mounted to a virtual machine preventing vMotion.Correct

A locally attached device such as a CD-ROM ISO or USB device makes a VM non-migratable via vMotion, so DRS cannot move that VM regardless of the load imbalance it contributes to.

DMigration cost is too low.

Migration cost is not an administrator-configurable DRS parameter; DRS calculates migration cost internally as part of its algorithm and no setting labeled 'migration cost' can be set too low to cause imbalance.

Concept tested: DRS cluster imbalance causes - rules and vMotion eligibility

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-7ECA25DB-7E3C-4A26-A7A8-DE9D1D69B29C.html

Topics

#DRS#affinity rules#vMotion#cluster balance

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