## PowerCLI Reference

# New-DrsClusterGroup

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates either a VM or VM host DRS cluster group, depending on the used parameter set.

Syntax

New-DrsClusterGroup [-Name] <String> [-Cluster] <Cluster> [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
New-DrsClusterGroup [-Name] <String> [-Cluster] <Cluster> [-VMHost] <VMHost[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-DrsClusterGroup
Remove-DrsClusterGroup
Set-DrsClusterGroup

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates either a VM or VM host DRS cluster group, depending on the used parameter set.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String | Specifies the name for the new DRS cluster group. | true | false
Cluster | Cluster | Specifies the cluster on which you want to create the new DRS cluster group. | true | true (ByValue)
VM | VirtualMachine[] | Specifies the virtual machines which you want to add to the new VM DRS cluster group. | true | false
VMHost | VMHost[] | Specifies the VM hosts which you want to add to the new VMHost DRS cluster group. | true | false
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

The newly created DrsClusterGroup object

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    New-DrsClusterGroup -Name "MyDrsClusterGroup" -VM "MyVM1", "MyVM2" -Cluster "MyCluster"

Creates a VM DRS cluster group in the "MyCluster" cluster by adding a list of virtual machines inside.

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