Power on failure on VM with error: "No host is compatible with the virtual machine"
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Article ID: 417474
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptom:
- Power on failure prompt with error
"No host is compatible with the virtual machine" is seen for the VM.

- Dedicated failover hosts are enabled on vSphere HA, and the VMs are registered on the dedicated failover hosts.

Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x
Cause
The VMs cannot be powered on on dedicated failover hosts.
This is normal behavior.
Resolution
Migrate VMs to an ESXi host other than the dedicated failover host and power it on.
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