It seems that in the first 15-20 minutes after a reboot, the ESX 4.0 host server is unreachable by the VI client. Also, running the vmware-cmd –l command from the console as root produces a similar error.
Thinking this was an issue with my custom kickstart file, I tried installing the server manually using the Virtual CDROM method. I’m still getting a delay of 15+ minutes before I can connect to the host with a VI
client after the host boots up. I have attached a screenshot of the error messages:
After 15 minutes both operations are successful. Anyone encounter this?