Hi!
I have a ESX cluster with 3 host and I was thinking about if one of my hosts do crash how do I do to get it back in to the cluster?
Save config files? or will vCenter fix everything with magic if I will use same esx image and IP address?
Thanks
If you have to reinstall ESX on your server, all you have to do is add it back to the cluster as you would any new host. If you're using the same hostname, you'd get a certificate error initially, but once you re-enter the root credentials, you can proceed with adding the host to the cluster.
If you have to reinstall ESX on your server, all you have to do is add it back to the cluster as you would any new host. If you're using the same hostname, you'd get a certificate error initially, but once you re-enter the root credentials, you can proceed with adding the host to the cluster.
Hi
Welcome to the communities.
I think there is no other simplest way to explain,Well explained jdp.
Thanks for the reply and the good answer!
I was hopeing that would be the solution so I'm very happy
Assuming that you meant the host is completely dead when you said crash, i suggest you refer this GUI utility [http://www.shogan.co.uk/vmware/esxi-5-0-host-backup-restore-gui-utility-powercli-based/] to backup your configuration and restore it.
so when a host is dead beyond recovery you just reinstall it, restore the configuration back to the host using this GUI and add it to the vcenter .even if u dont backup any configuration all u r doing is reinstalling it,
configure vswitches,
configure connections to the storage
add it to vcenter
OR
use that gui utility and back up your configs time to time,
prevention is better than cure
Yes exactly, if host is dead.
where can I find gui backup utility? in vcenter? I have essentials plus if that mathers...
thanks
http://www.shogan.co.uk/vmware/esxi-5-0-host-backup-restore-gui-utility-powercli-based/
cli based GUI tool to back and restore an ESXi
Nice! Work like a charm
thanks!