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mouloudb
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Contributor

HA ON ESX 3.0.2

Hi;

after I upgraded from esx 3.0.1 to 3.0.2 the HA failed with shortname error. I added a short name on hosts file but the HA always fails.

is any one had this problem? I ched the log file nothig is showing.

Regards

Mouloud

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Ken_Cline
Champion
Champion

Moved to the VC 2.x forum

Ken Cline VMware vExpert 2009 VMware Communities User Moderator Blogging at: http://KensVirtualReality.wordpress.com/
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admin
Immortal
Immortal

the hosts file on ESX 3.0.2 is case sensitive.

Make sure that you have everything in lower case and in the format of:

then try to configure cluster for HA again. If you have done an upgrade you may need to put your hosts into a NEW cluster and reconfigure for HA.

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masaki
Virtuoso
Virtuoso

If your DG is not pingable consider using a das.isolationaddress in the advanced options.

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