To resolve this issue, add the IP address and FQDN of vCenter Server Appliance to /etc/hosts file.
To add the IP address and FQDN of vCenter Server Appliance to /etc/hosts file:
Log in to the console of vCenter Appliance as the root user.
To change directory to /etc , run this command:
cd /etc
Open the hosts file using a text editor. For more information, see Editing files on an ESX host using vi or nano (1020302)
Add the hostname in vCenter_IP vCenter Server Appliance FQDN vcenter short name format.
For example, 10.10.10.10 vcenter.vmware.com vcenter
Save and close the file.
Restart the vmware-vpxd service by running this command:
service vmware-vpxd restart
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