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Article ID: 318636
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Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
Additional Information
For more information on vMotions and troubleshooting vMotion issues, see
Understanding and troubleshooting vMotion (1003734).
Other examples:
- Migration [184329483:1276605211167987] failed to connect to remote host <10.252.164.14>: Timeout.
This error indicates that remote host did not accept the connection within the allowed time limit.
- Migration [-1408237366:1279683851917265] failed to connect to remote host <172.16.1.204>: Connection refused.
This error indicates that the remote host is explicitly not listening on the vMotion port.
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Impact/Risks:
Network misconfiguration can cause random vMotion failures. Retrying the vMotion operation may be successful, but VMware recommends that you follow this article to isolate and correct the problem.