This vRealize Orchestrator package creates a Dynamic Type (DT) for the management of vSphere Cluster DRS VM Affinity, Anti-Affinity rules and VMGroup to HostGroup Affinity and Anti-Affinity rules. Once the DT namespace created, you can use the provided workflows to create a custom resource within vRealize Automation – Cloud Assembly to manage the DRS rules in a Cloud Template.

Requirements:

1. Running Instance of vRealize Automation 8.x
2. vRealize Orchestrator with the vSphere Plugin configured with vCenter Endpoints that you wish to manage the Cluster DRS Rules
3. vRealize Orchestrator with the vRA Plugin configured with vRA Endpoint that you wish to create the Custom Resource on

Content: Location: Workflows/custom/vCenter/drs/dynamicType

createDrsRule – DT Used to create the Custom Resource in vRA Creates DRS Rule with the provided inputs Returns DynamicTypes:vcClustersDrsRules.drsRuleSet

updateDrsRule – DT Used to update the Custom Resource in vRA Update an existing DRS Rule with the provided inputs Returns DynamicTypes:vcClustersDrsRules.drsRuleSet

deleteDrsRule – DT Used to detroy the Custom Resource in vRA Destroys the provided DRS Rule set

Content: Location: Workflows/custom/vCenter/drs/dynamicType/configuration Create vRA Custom Resource Used to create the custom resource in vRA

Location: Actions/custom.vmware.vc.vm findVirtualMachineByName

Location: Actions/custom.vmware.vc.cluster getVcClusterObjectBySdkId addVmsToDrsRule findClusterDrsRuleByName createNewDrsRule deleteDrsRuleByName addVmsToDrsVMGroup createNewDrsVMGroup deleteDrsVMGroup getAllDRSHostGroupPerCluster getDRSHostGroupPerClusterByName getDrsVmGroupVmNames

Location: Actions/custom.vmware.vc.dt.drsRules createDynamicTypeDrsRule createDynamicTypeDrsVcCluster createDynamicTypeDrsVcServers findAllDrsRuleSetsDrsRulesDT findAllVcClustersDrsRulesDT findAllVcServersDrsRulesDT findDrsRulesetByIdDrsRulesDT findRelationsDrsRulesDT findVcClusterByIdDrsRulesDT findVcServerByIdDrsRulesDT hasChildrenDrsRulesDT

Resource Elements: Dynamic Type Configuration: 9877eaa4-6a14-4009-a7e0-4d34deff7550.txt-3-Nov-2021-17-57-02-GMT vCenterServer.png ServersCluster.png Folder-16x16.png drsRules.png

Installation instructions:

1. Import dynamictypes-vCenterDrsRules.package in vRealize Orchestrator: Ref. https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Orchestrator/8.6/com.vmware.vrealize.orchestrator-using-client-guide.doc/GUID-CE405299-1800-40C0-9054-5C032A5B022C.html

2. Import the Dynamic Type configuration from this vRO Package by running the following workflow: “/Library/Dynamic Types/Configuration/Import Configuration From Package”

3. Validate that the dynamic Type is working by going browsing the existing vCenter Cluster DRS rules under ‘Inventory/Dynamic Types/vcClusterDrsRules/vCenterServers’ Example:

4. Run the 'Create vRA Custom Resource' workflow and select the proper vRA Endpoint. This will create the custom resource in the vRA instance selected. It validates the object doesn't exist before proceeding.

Using the custom resource: Open a Cloud template and drag the resource “Custom.vCenterClusterDrsRuleSet” on the canvas. You need to provide the following inputs for the Custom Resource: Name: ruleType Required: True Type: String Description: Dropdown list to select Drs Rule Type Allowed Values: Anti-Affinity, Affinity,VMGroup-Host-Affinty,VMGroup-Host-Anti-Affinity Name: ruleName Required: True Type: String Description: Name the rule will have in vCenter Name: vms Required: True Type: Array of Strings Description: List of virtual machine names to be include in the rule

Name: hostGroupName Required: Only when using the rule types VMGroup-Host-Affinty or VMGroup-Host-Anti-Affinity Type: String Description: Name of an Existing Host Group that is defined in the Cluster VM/HostGroup

Name: vmGroupName Required: Only when using the rule types VMGroup-Host-Affinty or VMGroup-Host-Anti-Affinity Type: String Description: Name the VMGroup that will be created under the Cluster VM/Host Group section for the VM-Host Affinity or Anti-Affinity Example:

YAML Example: drsRuleSet_webServer1:

type: Custom.vCenterClusterDrsRuleSet

dependsOn:

  - webServer1

properties:

  ruleType: Anti-Affinity

  ruleName: '${"AA-DrsRule-" + env.deploymentId}'

  vms: '${resource.webServer1[*].resourceName}'

webServer1:

type: Cloud.Machine

properties:

  image: template-ubuntu

  flavor: linux-small

  customizationSpec: linux01

  count: '${input.serverCount}'

  networks:

    - network: '${resource.webApps.id}'