DRS and load on service console

[pranags]

Hi,

Will DRS get triggered in the cpu\mem load increase on the service console because of any applications running on service console?

Thanks,

Prasad

[mike_laspina]

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The answer is yes it could trigger a resource balancing event for that ESX host.

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VirtualCenter using DRS, manages all resources of a VMware cluster. The

memory and CPU resources of each individual ESX host become part of a global

resource pool that all VMs in the cluster can use.

[ponpalani2001]

Hi,

For your question the answer is yes, if the host is in a crunch of Mem and CPU resource DRS will be triggered.

Thanks

[jhanekom]

It should - DRS takes into account utilisation on the entire host. Load on the service console adds to the total load of the system, so if you have a CPU-intensive application on the SC, it will affect how DRS treats the system.

The SC's memory is guaranteed, so whatever amount you assign to it (maximum of 800MB) is a given; memory utilisation in the SC will not affect DRS.

Having said that, running resource-intensive applications in the SC is not recommended, as it will impact the duties of the SC and will therefore impact the performance on the host as a whole.