# Exercise 5: VPG Operations

## Overview
This exercise covers the core functionality of VPG management. You'll learn how to create VPGs, manage VMs within them, and handle VPG settings.

## Objectives
- Create new VPGs
- Add VMs to VPGs
- Remove VMs from VPGs
- Manage VPG settings
- Validate VPG configurations

## Time
15 minutes

## Prerequisites
- Completed Exercise 4
- Working resource discovery
- Access to VMs for protection

## Exercise Steps
1. Create a new VPG
2. Add VMs to the VPG
3. Configure VPG settings
4. Validate the VPG
5. Remove VMs from VPG

## Working Directory
The `working` directory contains:
- `create_vpg.py` - Template for VPG creation
- `manage_vms.py` - Template for VM management

## Solution
The `solution` directory contains:
- `create_vpg.py` - Complete VPG creation example
- `manage_vms.py` - Complete VM management example

## Key Concepts
- VPG creation
- VM management
- VPG settings
- VPG validation
- Resource allocation

## Common Issues
- Invalid VPG settings
- VM compatibility issues
- Resource constraints
- Validation failures

## Next Steps
Proceed to Exercise 6: Failover Testing to learn about VPG testing.