apache / apache/cloudstack

DRS improvements

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Description

### The required feature described as a wish

As a Operator I would like to have the loads on my systems more evenly/centrally distributed. At the moment there is a simple DRS for clusterwide distribution of loads, this is however not applying zone wide distribution or based on automated queries/improvements.

In addition we should add historic data for the VM in planning possible migrations.
At the moment allocated metrics are used. An first improvement would be to use actual metrics.

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Research direction

Start by understanding CloudStack’s existing clusterwide DRS behavior and the operator’s desired zone-wide distribution. Clarify how automated queries or improvements should work, and whether historical actual VM metrics replace allocated metrics; done requires concrete, testable requirements for all three areas.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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