VMware vSphere vCenter Server 4.0 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Updated Information 5
About This Book 7
1 Getting Started with Resource Management 9
What Is Resource Management? 9
Configuring Resource Allocation Settings 10
Viewing Resource Allocation Information 13
Admission Control 16
2 Managing CPU Resources 17
CPU Virtualization Basics 17
Administering CPU Resources 18
3 Managing Memory Resources 25
Memory Virtualization Basics 25
Administering Memory Resources 28
4 Managing Resource Pools 37
Why Use Resource Pools? 38
Create Resource Pools 39
Add Virtual Machines to a Resource Pool 40
Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool 41
Resource Pool Admission Control 41
5 Creating a DRS Cluster 45
Admission Control and Initial Placement 46
Virtual Machine Migration 47
DRS Cluster Prerequisites 49
Create a DRS Cluster 50
Set a Custom Automation Level for a Virtual Machine 51
Disable DRS 51
6 Using DRS Clusters to Manage Resources 53
Using DRS Rules 53
Adding Hosts to a Cluster 55
Adding Virtual Machines to a Cluster 56
Remove Hosts from a Cluster 56
Removing Virtual Machines from a Cluster 57
DRS Cluster Validity 58
Managing Power Resources 62
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