vAPP deployment to Single Host

[chrisAUS]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to build a cloneable environment for my users. The solution I am trying right now is a vAPP the users only have permission to clone. The problem I have is that, its a requirement in my setup that the vAPP needs to be all on one host. When I clone the vAPP I am asked which host to clone to, however when I power on the vAPP the VM's are spread across my cluster. I have vSphere HA turned off, and I have DRS set to manual.

The ideal outcome is that when I clone the vAPP, the host that I select is where the VM's stay until the users finish with them.

Thanks in advance.

[scott28tt]

With DRS in manual mode you would be asked which host to ”initially place” each of the VMs as they power on.

You could try using a DRS VM-VM Affinity Rule, as explained in this section: Using DRS Affinity Rules

Or deploy instead to a host outside of your cluster.

[NicolasAlauzet]

As Scott said, if DRS is manual you can specify the host.

Also, you can create a Afinity Rule after you clone the VMs to make the new VMs run in a specific host. With this, when you turn on the VMs (even if DRS is fully automated) vms are going to be Powered ON on the desired host.