https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-code-Discussions/Build-VM-s-with-Terraform-and-Cluster-Placement/m-p/2959008#M2249 <P class="">Asking here since I may have asked in the wrong location...</P><P class="">Im using Terraform to build VM's. We have specific roles defined for VM's (app, web, login, etc). In my main.tf I have the computer cluster name defined,&nbsp;server/s gets built, configured and all is well.</P><P class="">We currently have multiple clusters in vCenter. What Im running into now is lets say we have 8 servers for each role. I want terraform to balance them across the multiple clusters in vCenter and not place all the web servers on one cluster.</P><P class="">How can I get VMWare to NOT put all 8 servers for a specific role on one host in the cluster? Either put 2 from each role type on 4 servers, or 4 on 2 different servers? I've used Anti-Affinity rules before but I dont think theres a way, using Terraform, to tell it which anti-affinity rule to use when deployed and the&nbsp;<SPAN>vm's need to be created first before adding them to a VM/Host rule?</SPAN></P> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:26:49 GMT justinsmith 2023-03-13T21:26:49Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-code-Discussions/Build-VM-s-with-Terraform-and-Cluster-Placement/m-p/2959008#M2249 <P class="">Asking here since I may have asked in the wrong location...</P><P class="">Im using Terraform to build VM's. We have specific roles defined for VM's (app, web, login, etc). In my main.tf I have the computer cluster name defined,&nbsp;server/s gets built, configured and all is well.</P><P class="">We currently have multiple clusters in vCenter. What Im running into now is lets say we have 8 servers for each role. I want terraform to balance them across the multiple clusters in vCenter and not place all the web servers on one cluster.</P><P class="">How can I get VMWare to NOT put all 8 servers for a specific role on one host in the cluster? Either put 2 from each role type on 4 servers, or 4 on 2 different servers? I've used Anti-Affinity rules before but I dont think theres a way, using Terraform, to tell it which anti-affinity rule to use when deployed and the&nbsp;<SPAN>vm's need to be created first before adding them to a VM/Host rule?</SPAN></P> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:26:49 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-code-Discussions/Build-VM-s-with-Terraform-and-Cluster-Placement/m-p/2959008#M2249 justinsmith 2023-03-13T21:26:49Z