You can instruct your host to enter or exit maintenance mode with ESXCLI or with vicfg-hostops. What to read next Enter and Exit Maintenance Mode with ESXCLIYou place a host in maintenance mode to service it, for example, to install more memory. A host enters or leaves maintenance mode only as the result of a user request. Enter and Exit Maintenance Mode with vicfg-hostopsYou place a host in maintenance mode to service it, for example, to install more memory. A host enters or leaves maintenance mode only as the result of a user request. Parent topic: Managing Hosts