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Host is visible in SCVMM host list but not in Lenovo XClarity Integrator Add-in

Sometimes a host appears in the SCVMM host list but not in the Lenovo XClarity Integrator Add-in. You can work around this issue by manually adding the host into SCVMM.

Occasionally, a host is absent from the Lenovo XClarity Integrator Add-in host list, even though it is visible in the SCVMM host list. This happens when the SCVMM Service/Agent applications fail to collect the hardware system UUID from the BIOS of the host. It is possible that the SCVMM Service/Agent applications will successfully collect the information later, but whether this will happen and how long it will take is unpredictable. To ensure that the host is listed in Lenovo XClarity Integrator Add-in, you can manually add it by following these steps.
  1. From the SCVMM Admin page, manually remove the host from the SCVMM host list.
    1. Select the host from the host list.
    2. Click Host, and select Start Maintenance Mode.
    3. Depending upon whether the host is in a cluster or not, perform one of the following steps.
      • If the host is not in a cluster, from the Host menu, select Remove.
      • If the host is in a cluster, from the Host menu, select Remove Cluster Node.
      Note
      Sometimes the above instructions in step 1 do not work. If that happens, run the following PowerShell commands:
      • import-module virtualmachinemanager $RunAsAccount = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "RunAsAccount01" Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "VMHost01"
      • remove-SCVMHost -Credential $RunAsAccount
  2. From the Admin UI, manually add the host into the SCVMM or cluster.
    1. Select the Hypervisor node in the Lenovo XClarity Integrator Add-in list.
    2. Click Synchronize above the tree to reload the list.
  3. If the host does not appear in the Lenovo XClarity Integrator Add-in host list, restart the host and then perform the previous steps again.