HostShortNameToIpFailedEvent

Summary

This event records that the host short name could not be resolved to an IP address.

Causes

Cannot resolve short name {shortName} to IP address on host {host.name}.

Resolutions

Review your DNS configurations:

  1. Check hosts files for <IP_ADDRESS> hostname.domain.com hostname
  2. Check /etc/resolv.conf for the correct value in DNS server or typos in the domain name or your DNS records

External

Refer to the VMware Online Documentation for more information.

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