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A server with Unknown status in the earlier version is not
listed on the Bare-metal Servers page after backing up and
restoring to a latest OMIVV version
After restoring a backup from earlier versions, unsupported servers (11G and earlier) are removed from the bare-metal inventory. Servers
whose generation has not been determined by the earlier version before the backup will also be removed.
Resolution: Rediscover the server. If the missing server is supported, then it is listed in the bare-metal inventory.
Version Affected: 5.0
After OS deployment, OMIVV failed to add ESXi host to
vCenter or failed to add Host Profile or Enter Maintenance
Mode is failed for host
After OS deployment, OMIVV queries vCenter to perform the host actions (Add host, Add Host Profile, or Enter Maintenance Mode). If
the query does not receive a response within two minutes, the specific action on vCenter is timed out, and a message is displayed in the
task history indicating that the communication failure. However, at times, the vCenter query operations are successful.
Resolution: Take the host IP from the task history and add manually.
iDRAC license status is displayed as compliant on the
management compliance page when the iDRAC IP is not
reachable
After performing periodic inventory, if iDRAC not reachable, iDRAC License status is displayed as compliant on the management
compliance page.
Resolution: Ensure that the iDRAC is reachable and run the inventory again to get the right iDRAC license details.
ESXi host is either disconnected or not responding state
after successful OS deployment using OMIVV.
ESXi host fails to send heartbeat packets to vCenter because its DNS is not properly configured to lookup FQDN of the vCenter.
Resolution: Perform the following tasks:
1. Remove the ESXi host from the vCenter inventory.
2. Add the host in vCenter using the Add host wizard.
3. Create a host credential profile and run the inventory.
Deployment job times out when network interface card
(NIC) of OMIVV is not connected to the ESXi host network
OS deployment has dependency on the selection of NIC. If the correct NIC is not selected, then OSD job times out.
Resolution: Select appropriate 'Appliance NIC connected to Host ' from Configure Host Settings page of Deployment wizard . This is
needed by OMIVV to reach ESXi network during OS installation process.
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