ESX Host error - Virtual Machine Creation may fail

[bsteffey01]

Anyone ever see this error Virtual Machine Creation may fail because agent is unable to reteive Virtual Machine creation options from the Host

[kjb007]

Did your host go into disconnected mode while you were creating the vm? Did this error occur before/after, during a wizard, or some other process?

-KjB

VMware vExpert

[bsteffey01]

ESX server was upgraded from 3.0.2 to 3.5 Update 4, It had been disconnected in VC when upgrade was being done, after upgrade was complete and host showed up as connected agai in VC is when I noticed that error, it is still in maintenance mode.

[kjb007]

So, if you take host out of maintenance mode, does it allow you to create a vm?

-KjB

VMware vExpert

[bsteffey01]

I just tried exiting maintenance mode and I got an error The session is not authenticated. Is there a way to reauthenticate the host using some sort of esx command?

[kjb007]

Remove the server from vCenter. Log into the ESX host. Remove the vpxuser. Make sure your hostname is correct on the ESX server's /etc/hosts file. Make sure it is all lower case. Then, re-add to vCenter using fully qualified domain name.

-KjB

VMware vExpert

[bsteffey01]

This appeared to work, thanks!

[kjb007 · Accepted solution]

Don't forget to leave points for helpful/correct posts.

-KjB

VMware vExpert

[dschingis]

Hello

I have the same problem on different hosts in my cluster.

4 Hosts

ESX Version 3.5.0 build 130756

VirtualCenter 2.5.0 build 174768

I added my hosts by IP-Address, not FQDN. Normaly i think, IP are the best way because no naming problems. But if i read your hint "add host with FQDN", i ask why?!

Can you explain why by name and not by IP? Or did you think thats not the problem?

If you need additional informations, i give it.

cu

Jochen

[jjgunn]

VMWare KB

KB resolved this issue. Restart mgmt services.