topic adding a Haswell host to vSphere 6, vGPU cluster for Horizon desktops in vCenter™ Server Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vCenter-Server-Discussions/adding-a-Haswell-host-to-vSphere-6-vGPU-cluster-for-Horizon/m-p/2698979#M89591 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a vSphere 6 cluster containing two Sandy Bridge hosts used for a linked clone, vGPU-enabled Horizon 6.1 desktop pool and I would like to add a third, Haswell architecture host to this cluster.&nbsp; I do not have EVC enabled on this cluster because vGPU vm's can't be live migrated, and I have DRS in partially automated mode to distribute the pool vm's at power on.&nbsp; Can I add a Haswell host to this cluster without turning on EVC and still be able to run the desktop vm's in it without errors?&nbsp; I am reluctant to turn on EVC at the Sandy Bridge level because I would like to keep all the Haswell features enabled, or would that even matter that much?&nbsp; Each VM in the automated pool is refreshed immediately on logoff, and each is evenly distributed across the two hosts in the cluster at power on.&nbsp; Thank you for any comments and recommendations that can be provided.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:15:50 GMT whibr 2015-06-25T06:15:50Z adding a Haswell host to vSphere 6, vGPU cluster for Horizon desktops https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vCenter-Server-Discussions/adding-a-Haswell-host-to-vSphere-6-vGPU-cluster-for-Horizon/m-p/2698979#M89591 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a vSphere 6 cluster containing two Sandy Bridge hosts used for a linked clone, vGPU-enabled Horizon 6.1 desktop pool and I would like to add a third, Haswell architecture host to this cluster.&nbsp; I do not have EVC enabled on this cluster because vGPU vm's can't be live migrated, and I have DRS in partially automated mode to distribute the pool vm's at power on.&nbsp; Can I add a Haswell host to this cluster without turning on EVC and still be able to run the desktop vm's in it without errors?&nbsp; I am reluctant to turn on EVC at the Sandy Bridge level because I would like to keep all the Haswell features enabled, or would that even matter that much?&nbsp; Each VM in the automated pool is refreshed immediately on logoff, and each is evenly distributed across the two hosts in the cluster at power on.&nbsp; Thank you for any comments and recommendations that can be provided.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:15:50 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vCenter-Server-Discussions/adding-a-Haswell-host-to-vSphere-6-vGPU-cluster-for-Horizon/m-p/2698979#M89591 whibr 2015-06-25T06:15:50Z Re: adding a Haswell host to vSphere 6, vGPU cluster for Horizon desktops https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vCenter-Server-Discussions/adding-a-Haswell-host-to-vSphere-6-vGPU-cluster-for-Horizon/m-p/2698980#M89592 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That should work fine as long as the GPU can provide the same vGPU profiles as the others.</P><P></P><P>// Linjo</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:35:56 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vCenter-Server-Discussions/adding-a-Haswell-host-to-vSphere-6-vGPU-cluster-for-Horizon/m-p/2698980#M89592 Linjo 2015-06-25T08:35:56Z