---
name: satellite-ts-host-unassigned-unknown
title: Why do my unassigned hosts have an `Unresponsive` status?
description: When you view the hosts in your location or run the `ibmcloud sat host ls` command, your `unassigned` show an `Unresponsive` status similar to the following example.
last-updated: 2024-01-03
---

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# Why do my unassigned hosts have an `Unresponsive` status?
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When you view the hosts in your location or run the `ibmcloud sat host ls` command, your `unassigned` show an `Unresponsive` status similar to the following example.
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```sh
Name                        ID                     State        Status         Zone         Cluster                           Worker ID                                                 Worker IP
t-ca594kp10egvr0u1usv0-40   23cfa4f4349fd0104008   unassigned   Unresponsive   *            -                                 -                                                         -   
t-ca594kp10egvr0u1usv0-41   67f0bf6701a17c5a0c98   unassigned   Unresponsive   *            -                                 -                                                         -  
```
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The host attach script for your location expires one year from the creation date. To make sure that hosts in your location don't have authentication issues, make sure to download a new copy of the host attach script at least once per year and update any unassigned hosts.
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To resolve this issue, remove the unassigned hosts from your location, download a new copy of the host attach script for your location, then reattach the hosts. Repeat the following steps for all unresponsive and unassigned hosts in your location.
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1. Remove the unresponsive hosts from your location.

    ```sh
    ibmcloud sat host rm --host HOST --location LOCATION
    ```
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2. Download a new copy of the host attach script for your location.

    ```sh
    ibmcloud sat host attach --location LOCATION [--host-label "LABEL"]  [--operating-system (RHEL|RHCOS)] [-q] [--reset-key]
    ```
    {: pre}

3. Reattach the hosts by running the attach script that you downloaded in the previous step. For more information, see [Attaching hosts to your location](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-attach-hosts&format=markdown).


When your host attach script expires, you cannot use it to attach hosts. For more information, see [Why is my host attach failing with error message `A0029` `Access denied to specified controller`](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-ts-host-expired-token&format=markdown)?
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