HPE Zerto Software
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If you find that a vSphere® ESXi™ host can't enter maintenance mode during remediation, it might be that HPE Zerto Software is stopping it.
If you updated HPE Zerto Software after the initial deployment, complete the following steps to resolve the issue:
- Log in to the HPE Zerto Software web user interface.
- Click Site Settings on the menu.
- Click the Policies tab and ensure that Allow Zerto to always enter hosts to maintenance mode during remediation is selected.
- Log out of HPE Zerto Software.
If you do not update HPE Zerto Software after the initial deployment, complete the instructions at How to place a host with an associated VRA into maintenance mode to resolve the issue.