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2V0-622 · Question #204

An administrator wants to prevent a priority virtual machine that resides in a vSphere DRS cluster from migrating to other hosts in the cluster. What configuration step will accomplish this without…

The correct answer is B. Set VM Overrides to Manual. Setting a VM Override to Manual prevents DRS from automatically migrating that specific VM while leaving all other VMs in the cluster unaffected.

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Question

An administrator wants to prevent a priority virtual machine that resides in a vSphere DRS cluster from migrating to other hosts in the cluster. What configuration step will accomplish this without affecting other virtual machines?

Options

  • ASet VM Overrides to Partially Automated.
  • BSet VM Overrides to Manual.
  • CConfigure a VM/Host Rule with the setting Must run on hosts in group.
  • DConfigure a VM/Host Rule with the setting Should run on hosts in group.

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Why each option

Setting a VM Override to Manual prevents DRS from automatically migrating that specific VM while leaving all other VMs in the cluster unaffected.

ASet VM Overrides to Partially Automated.

Partially Automated still allows DRS to automatically place the VM on a host during initial power-on, which means DRS does act on that VM automatically in at least one scenario, making it insufficient to fully prevent automatic DRS-driven actions.

BSet VM Overrides to Manual.Correct

Setting a VM Override to Manual configures DRS to generate migration recommendations for that specific VM without automatically executing any vMotion operations, so the VM will only migrate when an administrator manually applies a recommendation. This override applies only to the targeted VM and does not alter the cluster-wide DRS automation level for any other virtual machine.

CConfigure a VM/Host Rule with the setting Must run on hosts in group.

A 'Must run on hosts in group' VM-Host affinity rule restricts which hosts the VM is eligible to run on, but it does not prevent DRS from performing vMotion migrations between hosts within the designated host group.

DConfigure a VM/Host Rule with the setting Should run on hosts in group.

A 'Should run on hosts in group' VM-Host affinity rule is a soft constraint that DRS may violate under resource pressure, and it does not suppress automatic migrations - it only influences host selection preference during placement decisions.

Concept tested: DRS VM Override Manual automation level to suppress automatic vMotion

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-resource-management/GUID-C21C0609-923B-46FB-920C-887B765B23FF.html

Topics

#DRS VM overrides#automation level#VM migration prevention#VM-Host rules

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