Replace a Dead
Host
If you need to
replace a dead host, you must remove the host from the physical rack. You can
then add a new host or replace the failed component on the host and add it
back.
If the host is assigned to a workload domain, verify
that there are at least four hosts in the management domain or at least three hosts
in a VI workload domain to which the faulty host belongs. If there are fewer than
the required number of hosts, contact VMware Support for assistance. Before
proceeding, review the guidance provided in Avoiding Unintentional Downtime.
This procedure applies chiefly
to the following components:
- Storage controllers
- Motherboards
- Boot disks
- If the host is in assigned to a workload domain, it must be forcibly removed.
- Decommission the host.See Decommission Hosts.
- Power off the host and remove it from the physical rack.
- Replace and reconfigure, as follows.
- Replace the failed component on the host.
- Perform a fresh reinstall of ESXi.
- Commission the host.See Commission Hosts.