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A virtual machine or host in VMware vCenter Server has alert icons but no corresponding alarm
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A virtual machine or host in VMware vCenter Server has alert icons but no corresponding alarm
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Article ID: 345185
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Updated On:
04-09-2025
Products
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere ESXi
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Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
The host or a virtual machine in vCenter Server inventory shows a red alert symbol.
There are no alarms listed in the Alarms tab.
The alert is not present when connecting directly to the host using vSphere Client.
Cause
This is caused by stale alert information within the vCenter Server database.
Resolution
To resolve this issue:
Restart the VMware vCenter Server service. For additional information, see
Stop, Start or Restart Services on vCenter Server 7.x/8.x
vMotion the affected virtual machine to another host.
Restart the management agents on the source and destination host for the virtual machine. For additional information, see
Restarting the Management agents in ESXi
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