VMware’s vSphere DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) already does a great job with moving workloads during burst moments when configured on a cluster, but how about moving the workload in advance prior to a workload burst to ensure resources are available.
With vSphere integration into VCF Operations (formerly Aria & vRealize) you can now send DRS analytics into VCF Operations so a decision to migrate a workload is executed by DRS prior to the anticipated burst.
There are some important notes to take note in order for these actions to take place, you can read more about it here; Predictive Distributed Resource Scheduler (pDRS)
From the settings of a VMware cluster, highlight a Cluster >> Configure >> vSphere DRS >> Edit
By default, ‘Predictive DRS’ is not enabled and to enable, just click the checkbox. To learn more about it, click on the information circle and a Help pop-up will appear.
We’re not done yet, our next step is to go into VCF Operations >> Administration >> Integrations >> Edit a vCenter integration >> Advanced Settings
In the Advanced Settings section there is an option to enable the option to send DRS analytics to Aria Operations.
Click ‘Save’
