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Dell Technologies:  VxRail: VM fails to migrate automatically using DRS

Summary: Dell Technologies: VM fails to migrate automatically using DRS

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Symptoms

DRS is unable to automatically migrate specific VMs. Other VMs are migrated successfully.
No Affinity rules are set.

Cause

There are several settings that may cause this issue. See the settings below in Resolution.

Resolution

1. Check the DRS setting for Virtual Machine Automation that it is enabled. (VxRail cluster -> Configure -> vSphere DRS -> Edit)
 
Edit Cluster Settings menu in UI
 
2. Check VM Overrides entries (VxRail cluster-> Configure-> VM Overrides).
 
vSphere Client UI showing VM overrides settings

3. If a VM is found in the VM Overrides entries, check the corresponding vSphere DRS automation level. It is "Disabled" or "Manual," which is preventing DRS from automatically migrating the VM. Ask the customer if you can delete the VM entry.

5. If the customer does not want to delete the entry, you can set the DRS automation level for the VM to "Fully Automated". This enables DRS to automatically migrate the VM.
 
vSphere Client UI showing VM override vCluster options

 
 
 

Affected Products

VxRail 460 and 470 Nodes, VxRail Appliance Family, VxRail Appliance Series, VxRail G Series Nodes, VxRail D Series Nodes, VxRail E Series Nodes, VxRail E460, VxRail G560, VxRail Gen2 Hardware

Products

VxRail Appliance Family, VxRail P Series Nodes, VxRail S Series Nodes, VxRail Software, VxRail V Series Nodes, VxRail V470
Article Properties
Article Number: 000067595
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 Aug 2024
Version:  4
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