Failed to validate host spec - Insufficient free IPs for VSAN Network, Available free IPs 0: Required free IPs 1, Insufficient free IPs for VMOTION Network, Available free IPs 0: Required free IPs 1
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Failed to validate host spec - Insufficient free IPs for VSAN Network, Available free IPs 0: Required free IPs 1, Insufficient free IPs for VMOTION Network, Available free IPs 0: Required free IPs 1

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Article ID: 316098

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Products

VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

Release unused vMotion / vSAN IPs from SDDC Manager network pool

Symptoms:

Adding ESXi host to cluster fails as there are no free IPs for vMotion and vSAN in the network pool

Error: Failed to validate host spec - Insufficient free IPs for VSAN Network, Available free IPs 0: Required free IPs 1, Insufficient free IPs for VMOTION Network, Available free IPs 0: Required free IPs 1 

 


Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x

VMware Cloud Foundation  5.x 

Cause

  • ESXi host had a PSOD and was forced to rebuilt
  • ESXi host was forcefully removed from SDDC Manager platform database as proper decommission was not possible

Resolution

Contact Broadcom support to assist with resolution.