Configuring Maintenance Mode Behavior In Vcenter; Configuration Test - Dell PowerEdge UPS 500T User Manual

automation mode of a virtual machine determines its behavior when the host (in a DRS cluster) it is
running on enters maintenance mode:
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Any fully automated virtual machine is migrated automatically.
x
For a partially automated or manual virtual machine, a recommendation for further user
action is generated and displayed.
13.4.

CONFIGURING MAINTENANCE MODE BEHAVIOR IN VCENTER

To configure the maintenance mode feature behavior, we provide here a simple configuration
example:
Enable the DRS in "Fully Automated" automation level with following steps:
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Open the vCenter server in a vSphere client.
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Right click on your Cluster > Edit Setting > Turn on VMware DRS. Click on next with all default
values and finish.
Notes:
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With this example you choose to migrate all the virtual machines from this server to another
server of the same cluster.
x
You have the possibility to define other behaviors according to your needs
13.5.

CONFIGURATION TEST

To test the installation, please perform a power failure on the UPS and check on vSphere client that
the corresponding ESX/ESXi host enters in Maintenance mode after the "Maintenance mode timer".
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