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Leo_Smith
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Adding a new host It can not ping License server

but i can ping both the new host and the License server from a workstation

can ping other computers from new host on that subnet unless they are VMs

Can ping anything from license server except new host...

Any Ideas?

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waynegrow
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Have you checked the ESX Firewall on the host?

Leo_Smith
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Not yet I did not think of that I will look now

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Leo_Smith
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Firewall setting same as other hosts so its not that...

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MR-T
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Are you trying to ping this server using the IP address or the hostname?

Is it a name resolution issue.

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admin
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Are they on the same subnet? Is the gateway address set correctly on the ESX host?

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Leo_Smith
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MR-T dns works when i ping host name it resolves to ip but cant get there

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Leo_Smith
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mittell

same subnet not sure where to check gateway looked under networking in VI and could not find it

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waynegrow
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Is your License Server on one of th VMs you cannot ping?

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Leo_Smith
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Yes it is! but I can ping from my workstation! And I can ping it from a physical server on the subnet

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waynegrow
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Can you try this from the license server?

>telnet "ESX Host IP" 27000

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admin
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In the VI client click the host -> click configuration tab -> DNS and routing. But if it's on the same subnet it shouldn't matter.

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Leo_Smith
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Gateway is set up same as other existing servers (found it under configuration- DNS and routing)

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Leo_Smith
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Enthusiast

Connection failed on try telnet "host IP" 2700

and i did but numbers for host ip

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Leo_Smith
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Connecting To xxx.xxx.xxx.193...Could not open connection to the host, on port 27

000: Connect failed

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waynegrow
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Recheck your firewall settings on your ESX host. Try it from the service console. Also try re-enabling the License Server Ports (27000, 27010) on the host.

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Leo_Smith
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still the same wonder if i need to restart the esx server? Wait probably not its not windows.

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waynegrow
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You can try restarting the mgmt-vmware service.

service mgmt-vmware restart

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Leo_Smith
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Not there yet It is really strange

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waynegrow
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Maybe a reboot of the host would be a good idea.

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