"Remove from Inventory" option grayed out for ESXi host

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• In the vCenter Server UI, the "Remove from Inventory" option is grayed out for some ESXi hosts.
• However, the option is available for other ESXi hosts.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.x

VMware vCenter Server 8.x

Resolution

The issue can be resolved by using one of the following methods:

• Create a new cluster and move the host to the new cluster
• Manually remove the ESXi host from the vCenter Server database：Manually removing an ESXi host from the vCenter Server database
• Reboot vCenter