ESX Logging indicates a networking / DNS issues between the vCenter and the host

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• Some clusters of ESX hosts are not able to start HA and they stay in election state.

Cause

There are incompatible VIB's causing issues with network traffic and other miscellaneous issues.

Resolution

Removal of all the incompatible VIBs from the ESX host is required.