Host Affinity Rules and CPU Pinning

VMware host affinity rules enable specifying which ESX/ESXi hosts a virtual machine can or cannot run under. CPU pinning ties a specific workload to a specific processor within an ESX/ESXi host. Thus, when DRS is enabled, the rules for which ESX/ESXi hosts a virtual machine can be enforced regardless of the load.

Zerto works whether host affinity and CPU pinning is used or not.

Note: Host affinity rules are applied to Virtual Replication Appliances (VRAs) to tie it to the host.

See also:

• Zerto Permissions in vCenter Server
• Stopping a vCenter Server
• Thin-Provisioning
• Storage Profiles and Storage Clusters
• Fault Tolerance
• vMotion
• Storage vMotion
• VMware Host Maintenance Mode
• Resiliency to vSphere Environment Changes