Host is showing as disconnected in vCenter

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Host cannot be reconnected to the vCenter

• The ESXi host appears as disconnected in vCenter Server
• Attempting to reconnect the host fails

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Resolution

Restarting the management network interface might be required to restore networking or to renew a DHCP lease.

 

Restarting the management network will result in a brief network outage that might temporarily affect running virtual machines.

 

 

• From the direct console, select Restart Management Network and press Enter
• Press F11 to confirm the restart