## PowerCLI Reference

# New-Cluster

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new cluster.

Syntax

New-Cluster [-HARestartPriority <HARestartPriority>] [-HAIsolationResponse <HAIsolationResponse>] [-VMSwapfilePolicy <VMSwapfilePolicy>] [-Name] <String> -Location <VIContainer> [-HAEnabled] [-HAAdmissionControlEnabled] [-HAFailoverLevel <Int32>] [-DrsEnabled] [-DrsMode <DrsMode>] [-DrsAutomationLevel <DrsAutomationLevel>] [-VsanDiskClaimMode <VsanDiskClaimMode>] [-VsanEnabled] [-EVCMode <String>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Cluster
Move-Cluster
Remove-Cluster
Set-Cluster

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new cluster with the provided inputs, in the location that is specified by the Location parameter.
HAEnabled is automatically set to $true if some of the HA settings, HAAdmissionControlEnabled, HAFailoverLevel, HARestartPriority, HAIsolationResponse, are specified .
DrsEnabled is automatically set to $true if some of the DRS settings, DrsAutomationLevel, DrsMode, are specified .

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String | Specifies the name of the new cluster. | 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
DrsAutomationLevel | DrsAutomationLevel | Specifies a DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) automation level. The valid values are FullyAutomated, Manual, and PartiallyAutomated. | false | false
DrsEnabled | SwitchParameter | Indicates that VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) is enabled. | false | false
DrsMode | DrsMode | This parameter is deprecated and scheduled for removal. Use the DrsAutomationLevel parameter instead. Specifies a DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) mode. The valid values are FullyAutomated, Manual, and PartiallyAutomated. | false | false
EVCMode | String | Specifies the VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) mode of the newly created cluster. If not specified or set to $null, EVC is disabled. | false | false
HAAdmissionControlEnabled | SwitchParameter | Indicates that virtual machines cannot be powered on if they violate availability constraints. | false | false
HAEnabled | SwitchParameter | Indicates that VMware HA (High Availability) is enabled. | false | false
HAFailoverLevel | Int32 | Specifies a configured failover level. This is the number of physical host failures that can be tolerated without impacting the ability to meet minimum thresholds for all running virtual machines. The valid values range from 1 to 4. | false | false
HAIsolationResponse | HAIsolationResponse | Indicates that the virtual machine should be powered off if a host determines that it is isolated from the rest of the compute resource. The valid values are PowerOff and DoNothing. Passing values to this parameter through a pipeline is deprecated and will be disabled in a future release. | false | false
HARestartPriority | HARestartPriority | Specifies the cluster HA restart priority. The valid values are Disabled, Low, Medium, and High. VMware HA is a feature that detects failed virtual machines and automatically restarts them on alternative ESX hosts. Passing values to this parameter through a pipeline is deprecated and will be disabled in a future release. | false | false
Location | VIContainer | Specifies the location where you want to place the new cluster. If a datacenter is specified for the Location parameter, the cluster is created in its "hostFolder" folder. The "hostFolder" is a system folder and is guaranteed to exist. | true | true (ByValue)
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
VMSwapfilePolicy | VMSwapfilePolicy | Specifies the swapfile placement policy. The following values are valid: InHostDataStore - Store the swapfile in the datastore that is specified by the VMSwapfileDatastoreID property of the virtual machine host. If the VMSwapfileDatastoreID property is not set or indicates a datastore with unsufficient free space, store the swapfile in the same directory as the virtual machine. This setting might degrade VMotion performance. WithVM - Store the swapfile in the same directory as the virtual machine. | false | false
VsanDiskClaimMode | VsanDiskClaimMode | Specifies the mode by which disks are claimed by the Virtual SAN. If not specified and VsanEnabled is specified, the assumed value is Manual. | false | false
VsanEnabled | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the Virtual SAN feature is enabled on this cluster. | 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 Cluster object

Notes

Examples

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

    New-Cluster -Name "MyCluster" -Location "MyDatacenter"

Creates a new cluster named "MyCluster" in the "MyDatacenter" datacenter.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

    New-Cluster -Name "MyCluster" -Location "MyDatacenter" -HAEnabled -HAAdmissionControlEnabled -HAFailoverLevel 2 -VMSwapfilePolicy "InHostDatastore" -HARestartPriority "Low" -HAIsolationResponse "PowerOff"

Creates a new cluster named "MyCluster" in the "MyDatacenter" datacenter, with specified VMware HA (Hgh Availability) settings.

-------------- Example 3 --------------

    New-Cluster -Name "MyCluster" -Location "MyDatacenter" -DRSEnabled -DRSAutomationLevel 'Manual'

Creates a new cluster named "MyCluster" in the "MyDatacenter" datacenter, with specified VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) settings.

-------------- Example 4 --------------

    New-Cluster -Name "MyCluster" -Location "MyDatacenter" -EVCMode 'intel-nehalem'

Creates a new cluster named "MyCluster" in the "MyDatacenter" datacenter, with specified VMware EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) settings.

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