How to remove unrecoverable failed host from VSAN cluster?

[joshgray720]

I feel like I've researched this before and never found a solution.  I know about the `esxcli vsan cluster leave` command, but that only works if you have access to the host.   What if you have a entirely dead machine that you need to force out of a cluster?   Is there a process for that?

[elerium]

At the cluster level, right click and choosing "remove" on the unavailable host should take it out of the VSAN cluster.

[joshgray720]

I'm pretty sure it stays as a member of the VSAN cluster though and an error remains about unable to communicate with a vsan host.    Although.....I bet I did that with the C# client and not the web client.  D'oh!