Cannot re add host

[darrelleddy]

I had two host in a cluster in VC with an iSCSI SAN. I got an error that one of the host was unavailable. I then removed the host and tried to reconnect with no success. I then wen to the console and tried userdel -r vpxuser. It comes back with the following error: userdel: unable to lock group file. How do I fix this?

Darrell Eddy

[darrelleddy]

esxcfg-vswif -l results are identical to second working host except for different IP address cable checked and verified.

Darrell

[AndreTheGiant]

But you say that network does not work correctly.

Try also to change switch port and be sure that IP is not in use.

Andre

[admin]

After removing the vpxa from the host, remove it from inventory and re-add the host. I think this should work.

-Sandeep

[darrelleddy]

Changed physical switch port. I can ping out but I can't ping the console IP address. I would just reinstall if I could manually reassign the two VM's to the second host.

Darrell

[darrelleddy]

Some good news. After trying the manual vpxa remove a few times, and then trying to re add the host to VC, it would still show as disconnected. But, this morning, the two VM's that I really needed finally shows up and are now assigned to the second host. I should be able to safely reinstall the failed ESX host from scratch. Is there a way to capture the settings from the second host, modify them for the correct name and IP settings, and apply them to the new host?

Darrell

[AndreTheGiant]

Is there a way to capture the settings from the second host, modify them for the correct name and IP settings, and apply them to the new host?

There isn't a automatic way to do.

But ESX configuration is very simple, using two VIC (one to your ESX "master" and one on your "new" ESX) you can replicate configuration in a few of minutes.

Andre

[admin]

You can use host profiles to copy and apply settings from one host to another. But the hosts should be 4.0.

-Sandeep