Something simple to check first are you able to ping the ESXi host either by IP address or host name? Are you able to connect tot he ESXi hosts directly with vSphere Client?
Yes i can connect to THE vsphere client.
Is there a firewall between the hosts & the vCenter? If so, please ensure the ports required for vCenter-host communication are allowed. In general, below are some essentials ports required. It is also important to have a working DNS.
Port Source Destination Purpose TCP 80 vCenter ESX hosts Redirect Web Browser to HTTPS Service (443) TCP 443 vCenter ESX Hosts vSphere Client to ESX/ESXi Host management connection TCP/UDP 902 vCenter ESX hosts vSphere Client to ESX/ESXi hosted VM connectivity TCP 903 vCenter ESX hosts VM Remote VM Console TCP 5989 vCenter ESX hosts CIM Client to CIM Secure Server TCP 9084 ESX hosts vCenter ESX/i hosts connect to the VUM webserver listening for updates |
no there is no firewall between. I have two esx hosts and add the second I get that message.
Something at THE host????
Hi,
Are you able to connect the host directly by the Vsphere client?
If yes, try restarting the vpxa agent in the host.
svenvg93 wrote:
no there is no firewall between. I have two esx hosts and add the second I get that message.
Something at THE host????
There is a kb article for the error, can you follow the steps mentioned and see if it helps:
the solution in the kb article doesn' t work.
I restart the vpxa agent. And get de same error.
I have also seen this issue occur if there is not enough memory for Service Console (on classic ESX) and also if there are errors on VMFS Datastores.
Can you also post the vpxd logs and the version of the ESX/i & vCenter server.
Hi svenvg93,
Some time all the problems not upto dated on KB . It will take time to update the new problems.
As You have already done all the troublshootig make sure you have assign
correct IP . message indicating that something worng with network setting .
for your information ahve added the link please check incase left any steps or worngly enter anything else.
http://www.vmadmin.co.uk/vmware/36-virtualcenter/113-vcaddesxhost.
A quick look at the logs show error, "Failed to discover version: vim.fault.HttpFault"
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Upon googling the error, found this kb: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=101821...
Can you follow the steps mentioned in the article and see if it fixes the issue. I will also suggest to reboot the host to rule out defunct hostd process issue.
On a side note, I also noticed some DB errors, may not be directly related to the issue you're experiencing but worth checking later..
"2012-03-19T12:22:13.310+01:00 [03756 warning 'Default'] [VdbStatement] SQL execution took too long: INSERT INTO VPX_BINARY_DATA WITH (ROWLOCK) (ID, DATA_TYPE, BIN_DATA, CREATED_TIME, CHANGE_ID) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
hth!
i reinstall the vcenter server. Now i can add my 2 esx host.
thank you for u hulp.
