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beimark
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Can't reconnect host to vcenter

One of our hosts is not reconnecting to vcenter, failing to get it's data from vcenter agent.

Host version: ESXI 5.0.0 build 623860

Vcenter Version: 5.1.0 build 1882349

The error I'm getting 'A general system error occured: internal error; vmodl.fault.HostCommuntion'

In looking through the vpxa.log at the times when it failed, I don't see any specific error, but I notice a gap in the log for a few seconds just before the failure is reported in vcenter.

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2014-12-11T15:59:39.878Z [FFD87B90 verbose 'PropertyProvider' opID=70F8BE97-00000068-a1-74] RecordOp ASSIGN: info.result, session[52857c50-5d33-bf3b-29dc-22efb5c9d9af]52bd409d-2cb8-9ae9-d28c-56aaca8312df

2014-12-11T15:59:39.878Z [FFDA8B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Response: Complete (processed 1475 bytes)

2014-12-11T15:59:39.878Z [FFD87B90 info 'Default' opID=70F8BE97-00000068-a1-74] [VpxLRO] -- FINISH session[52857c50-5d33-bf3b-29dc-22efb5c9d9af]52bd409d-2cb8-9ae9-d28c-56aaca8312df --  -- vpxapi.VpxaService.retrieveChanges -- 52857c50-5d33-bf3b-29dc-22efb5c9d9af

2014-12-11T15:59:39.878Z [FFD87B90 verbose 'Default'] [VpxLRO::ClearCurrentMain] Clearing _currentMain

2014-12-11T15:59:39.878Z [FFD87B90 verbose 'PropertyProvider'] RecordOp ASSIGN: info.completeTime, session[52857c50-5d33-bf3b-29dc-22efb5c9d9af]52bd409d-2cb8-9ae9-d28c-56aaca8312df

2014-12-11T15:59:39.880Z [FFF47B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] User agent is 'VMware-client/5.1.0'

2014-12-11T15:59:45.238Z [FF8C0780 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager

2014-12-11T15:59:45.238Z [FF8C0780 error 'Default'] Failed to set the current working directory: /var/log/vmware/vpx, No such file or directory

2014-12-11T15:59:45.238Z [FF8C0780 info 'Default'] Current working directory: /var/log/vmware

2014-12-11T15:59:45.239Z [FF8C0780 verbose 'ThreadPool'] Thread info: Min Io, Max Io, Min Task, Max Task, Max Thread, Keepalive, exit idle, idle secs, max fds: 2, 9, 2, 4, 13, 4, false, 600

2014-12-11T15:59:45.240Z [FF8C0780 info 'Default'] Log path: /var/log/vmware/vpx

2014-12-11T15:59:45.240Z [FF8C0780 info 'Default'] Initializing SSL

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The time reported for failure is 15:59:45.

Any help on diagnosing this would be appreciated.  Thanks

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rcporto
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You can connect to the host directly using vSphere Client ? You're using FQDN or IP address to add the host to vCenter ? If using FQDN, make sure name resolution is working.

And can you post the host vmkernel.log ?

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Richardson Porto
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