Total Cluster Load Is High

The total cluster load is high.

Problem

When the total cluster load is high, DRS does not power-on the host.

Cause

The following are possible reasons why DRS does not power-on the host:

• VM/VM DRS rules or VM/Host DRS rules prevent the virtual machine from being moved to this host.
• Virtual machines are pinned to their current hosts, so DRS cannot move these virtual machines to hosts in standby mode to balance the load.
• DRS or DPM is in manual mode and the recommendations were not applied.
• No virtual machines on highly used hosts are moved to that host.
• DPM is deactivated on the host because of a user setting or host previously failing to exit standby.

Solution

Address that issue that prevents DRS from powering on the host.