Host won't enter Maintenance Mode due to " Set the node name"

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Host cannot enter in Maintenance Mode and stay stuck at 5% in " Set the node name"

Environment

vCenter Server 7.x

vCenter Server 8.x

ESXi 7.x

ESXi 8.x

Cause

Workload domain is in invalid installation state

Resolution

Remove Workload domain :

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=388941

 

 

Additional Information

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere-supervisor/7-0/vsphere-with-tanzu-configuration-and-management-7-0.html

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere-supervisor/8-0/installing-and-configuring-vsphere-supervisor.html