I am using Distributed Power Management (DPM). Suppose a host is in standby mode and has been powered down by DPM because there is low utlization on the cluster.
Then, utilization picks up again. DPM should eventually power the host back on when there is enough demand for cluster resources.
However, using VCO, I want to check every 5 minutes, and when utilization gets above x percent, make sure no ESXi hosts are still powered down.
That way if a host is powered down, and demand spikes quickly, and DPM isn't fast enough, or if a host fails to power back on when it should for whatever reason, I can use VCO to check that.
Has anyone done something like this or have a recommendation for how to impliment it?
Thanks!