A management method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a second management unit, affinity information, where the affinity information is used to configure affinity and/or anti-affinity between a target object and another object, or is used to configure affinity and/or anti-affinity between a child object of the target object and another object; sending, by the second management unit, a management request of the target object to a first management unit, where the management request carries the affinity information; and managing, by the first management unit, the target object according to the affinity information, after receiving the management request that is of the target object and that is sent by the second management unit. In embodiments of the present invention, effective management of a network service unit or a virtualized network function unit can be implemented.