Reasons for rebooting an ESXi host

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

The following output appears in the events for the affected ESXi host:

 

The host was powered off. The reason for the last reboot is unknown. Check the ESXi and BMC logs for more information.
For more information, see the vSphere Documentation Center or follow the <Not Applicable> link.

Environment

ESXi

Resolution

An investigation into the ESXi host or hardware issue is required.

Please conduct a parallel investigation into the hardware and provide the following information to Broadcom Support:

vc-support
vm-support for the affected ESXi host
vm-support for the vSphere HA primary host
Date and time of the incident

Additional Information

The procedures for obtaining various log bundles and verifying the primary host are as follows:

vc-support
vm-support for the target ESXi host

[Procedure for Verifying the Primary Host]

1. Log in to the vSphere Client.
2. Select the target cluster and select the "Hosts" tab.
3. Check the "HA Status" section and confirm that the ESXi host is "Running (Primary)."