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wwimsatt
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ESXi 5.5 using custom HP iso -- Hostd not running "connect to localhost failed" -- Please help!

I'm receiving the following error :

{HttpUtil::ExecuteRequest] Error in sending request - Connection refused

[VpxaHalCnxHostagent] Failed to discover version: vim.fault.HttpFault

[VpxaHalCnxHostagent]  Could not resolve version for authenticating host agent.

Any help received is appreciated!

HP DL580G7 using 5.5 update 1

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wwimsatt
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What I found was that my PKI certs were no longer working.  I created some self-signed ones with the "generate-certificate" command, rebooted and that brought things back up.  Thanks for being so quick to respond!

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JimKnopf99
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Hi,

check this KB file please.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100580...

Frank

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venkyVM
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Are you connecting the host with the supported VC version.

Could you please try "/etc/init.d/hostd restart" and then re-try?

wwimsatt
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What I found was that my PKI certs were no longer working.  I created some self-signed ones with the "generate-certificate" command, rebooted and that brought things back up.  Thanks for being so quick to respond!

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FritzBrause
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Just in case, this looks similar: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2056181

A reboot fixes it.

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Matt_B1
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Took forever to finally find this fix.  We upgraded from ESXi 4.1 to 5.5 using the HP ISO through VUM.  This was done on HP DL360 G7s.  By following this KB to regenerate the certs, I could finally get the host reconnected in vCenter.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=207666...

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