ESXi Host Scanning Fails

Scanning is the process in which you generate compliance information about the vSphere objects against attached baselines and baseline groups. In some cases, the scan of ESXi hosts might fail.

Problem

The scan process of ESXi hosts might fail.

Cause

If the VMware vSphere Update Manager Update Download task is not completed successfully after you add a host to the vSphere inventory, no host patch metadata is downloaded.

Solution

After you add a host or a virtual machine to the vSphere inventory, run the VMware vSphere Update Manager Update Download task before performing the scan. For more information, see Run the VMware vSphere Update Manager Update Download Task.