VM Load balance is not working

Hi, try checking if load balancing is set on the failover cluster itself. try using the highest mode.
(Get-Cluster).AutoBalancerMode = <value>

Windows Admin Center can enable the load-balancing recommendation feature, but it does not actively redistribute VMs by itself. It only exposes the cluster’s built-in Load Balancer for VM placement recommendations.

If VMs are not moving, check:

• Whether the cluster has Dynamic Optimization enabled (Failover Cluster Manager or PowerShell). WAC only toggles the flag but does not trigger movement.
  • Whether the cluster nodes show balanced CPU and memory usage. If the cluster does not detect imbalance, no movement happens.
  • Whether the cluster is in maintenance mode or has constraints such as anti-affinity rules.
  • Whether live migration is allowed between all nodes.

Start troubleshooting from Failover Cluster Manager or by running cluster validation. WAC is only a management surface; the actual balancing logic depends on the cluster configuration.

HI,
Same here, on 2 cluster with 4 nodes and 1 with 2 nodes... Any idea?

Hi,

Same issues here. In 4 clusters with 4 nodes (all in 2025 DC Core), LoadBalancing not working.....