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A host group places related servers on different physical hosts, so one host failure is less likely to take them all down. It doesn’t replace backups or an application built to tolerate failures. The feature is only available when Host Groups appears in the console. If it doesn’t, there’s nothing to set up.
1

Create the group

Open Host Groups and click Create Group. Name it and choose a location.
2

Add servers

Open the group and use its add-server action to select eligible servers.
You can also pick or create a group while ordering a server.

Rules

  • Servers in one group must share a location and product group.
  • A server can be in only one host group.
  • The console filters or explains choices that don’t qualify.

Check placement

Open the group to see its servers and status. Placement is best effort and may need time and free capacity. A new group doesn’t mean every member is already on a different host.

Remove a server or group

Use the group’s controls to remove a server, or Delete in its row menu to remove the group. Neither deletes your servers or moves them back to an earlier host.