Could not connect to vCenter Server https://VCENTER_PROD.EXAMPLE.COM:443/sdk
Error communicating with lookup service
C:\ProgramData\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\Logs\ds.log
file, you see the error:ERROR com.vmware.vim.dataservices.provider.util.SetupLocalService] java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Host name may not be null
%ProgramData%\VMware\vSphere Web Client\serviceability\logs\vsphere_client_virgo.log
file, you see errors similar to:https://VCENTER_PROD.EXAMPLE.COM:12443>/vmwb/logbrowser: Host name may not be null
ERROR [ERROR] http-bio-9443-exec-8 System.err java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Host name may not be null
ERROR [ERROR] http-bio-9443-exec-8 com.vmware.loganalyzer.provider.LogBrowserServiceImpl Error when searching service in LookupService, urn:logbrowser:logbrowser java.lang.Exception:
https://VCENTER_PROD.EXAMPLE.COM:12443/vmwb/logbrowser: Host name may not be null
, it is considered an invalid host name and that vCenter Server does not appear in the vSphere Web Client.
.VCENTER_PROD
, rename it to VCENTERPROD
or another name without an underscore.