https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/vm-failback/m-p/4521091#M501 There is no 'HA-failback' and DRS only kicks in if a host's ressource gets depleted. If you want some kind of load balancing you have to do that manually or with scripts using VMotion. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:41 GMT Uwe Zessin 2009-10-26T15:30:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/vm-failback/m-p/4521090#M500 Hi,<BR />I have 2-host VMWare Infrastructure with HA &amp; DRS enabled ( ESX3.5-U4 &amp; VCenter2.5-U5 ).<BR />When one host restarts, all VM's on it move to the other host; but after coming up that host, VM's don't come back to the original host.<BR />I want to have automatic failback when the failed host becomes available.<BR />How can i do that?<BR />Any help will be appreciated.<BR /> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:29:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/vm-failback/m-p/4521090#M500 pymsh 2009-10-26T13:29:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/vm-failback/m-p/4521091#M501 There is no 'HA-failback' and DRS only kicks in if a host's ressource gets depleted. If you want some kind of load balancing you have to do that manually or with scripts using VMotion. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/vm-failback/m-p/4521091#M501 Uwe Zessin 2009-10-26T15:30:41Z