---
title: "createPlacementGroup"
slug: "cli-vserver-server-placementgroup-createplacementgroup"
tags: ["VPC", "Server"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:08:33Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:08:33Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-vserver-server-placementgroup-createplacementgroup"
---

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# createPlacementGroup

Available in VPC

Create a physical placement group where a server instance (VM) belongs.

## Syntax

The `createPlacementGroup` syntax is as follows:

```
./ncloud vserver createPlacementGroup \
    [--placementGroupName <placement-group-name>] \
    [--placementGroupTypeCode <AA>] \
    [--regionCode <KR|SGN|JPN>] \
    [--output <json|xml>]
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `createPlacementGroup`.

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `createPlacementGroup`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--placementGroupName` | String | Optional | Physical placement group name - Auto-generated on no input. - Enter 3 to 30 characters using a combination of lowercase English letters, numbers, and the special character `-`. |
| `--placementGroupTypeCode` | String | Optional | Physical placement group type code - `AA`: Anti-Affinity type |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `vserver` subcommands, see [Server (VPC) options](/docs/en/cli-vserver#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

If the request to create a physical placement group is successful, the identification information and type of the created group are returned.

### Command

The command example is as follows:

```
./ncloud vserver createPlacementGroup \
    --placementGroupName test-pg-01 \
    --placementGroupTypeCode AA \
    --regionCode KR \
    --output json
```

### Output

The output example is as follows:

```
{
  "createPlacementGroupResponse": {
    "totalRows": 1,
    "placementGroupList": [
      {
        "placementGroupNo": "91234567",
        "placementGroupName": "test-pg-01",
        "placementGroupType": {
          "code": "AA",
          "codeName": "Anti-Affinity"
        }
      }
    ],
    "requestId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "returnCode": "0",
    "returnMessage": "success"
  }
}
```