---
title: "com.vmware.vc.vcp.VmWaitForCandidateHostEvent"
description: "No candidate host to restart. HA VM Component Protection cannot find a target host for the VM to restart. See the event description for more detailed information specific to this event."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/kb/com.vmware.vc.vcp.vmwaitforcandidatehostevent.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam MP for VMware Online Knowledge Base > Event-Based Rules > Virtual Machine Error > com.vmware.vc.vcp.VmWaitForCandidateHostEvent"
dateModified: "2026-09-10"
---

# com.vmware.vc.vcp.VmWaitForCandidateHostEvent

## Summary

No candidate host to restart.

## Causes

HA VM Component Protection cannot find a target host for the VM to restart.

## Resolutions

See the event description for more detailed information specific to this event. Review VMware online documents such as [Troubleshooting VMware High Availability](https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318936/troubleshooting-vmware-high-availability.html), [vSphere Troubleshooting Guide](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-DE119813-63A7-4B68-924D-1ED95F6EFFD7.html) to resolve HA issues.

## External

Refer to the online [vSphere Availability Guide](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.avail.doc/GUID-63F459B7-8884-4818-8872-C9753B2E0215.html) for further guidance.