VMWare ESXI 5.5 restore default settings can not connect

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D:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>vicfg-cfgbackup.pl --server 198.12.122.154 --username root -r

Enter password:

The reset operation will reboot the host.

Type 'yes' to continue:

yes

Entering maintenance mode ...

Exiting maintenance mode ...

SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue: Server closed connection without sending any data back at D:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware vSphere CLI/Perl/lib/Net/HTTP/Methods.pm line 345, <STDIN> line 2.

After it was unable to connect to the VMWare ESXI

Ping IP doesn't make sense

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Welcome to the Community,

did you check whether the host rebooted after the reset, and picked up a DHCP lease/address? What shows up on the host's console/DCUI screen.

André