From de0910e26c8d9c9e1e4bddf35ba44c7fe6665c44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daan Hoogland Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 11:56:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] note on affinity in combination with vmware DRS --- source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst b/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst index 72048ef943..7fcb37061a 100644 --- a/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst +++ b/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst @@ -814,6 +814,12 @@ deployed to the same host. "non-strict host affinity" is similar to, but more flexible than, "host affinity", Instances are ideally placed together in the same host, but only if possible. +.. note:: When using Vmware and enabling DRS, the results are + unpredictable. Vmware implements similar functionality but + CloudStack does not leverage the Vmware feature. As Vmware is + unaware of the CloudStack definition of affinity groups, its DRS + may go against the desired configuration. + The scope of an affinity group is on an Account level. From 965ad1c4eb06538b7c9e1a13571998d7ab52fd36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dahn Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 10:31:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Vmware -> VMware Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --- source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst b/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst index 7fcb37061a..d8a4b9c6c2 100644 --- a/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst +++ b/source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst @@ -814,9 +814,9 @@ deployed to the same host. "non-strict host affinity" is similar to, but more flexible than, "host affinity", Instances are ideally placed together in the same host, but only if possible. -.. note:: When using Vmware and enabling DRS, the results are - unpredictable. Vmware implements similar functionality but - CloudStack does not leverage the Vmware feature. As Vmware is +.. note:: When using VMware and enabling DRS, the results are + unpredictable. VMware implements similar functionality but + CloudStack does not leverage the VMware feature. As VMware is unaware of the CloudStack definition of affinity groups, its DRS may go against the desired configuration.