Displaying an ESX host in vCenter by its FQDN or short host name

Purpose

This article describes how to list an ESX host in the vCenter Inventory by its Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or its short host name.

Resolution

When you add an ESX host to vCenter using either its FQDN or its short host name, the hosts file on vCenter is queried. By default the hosts file is located in %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. 
 
If the FQDN is the first entry in the hosts file after the IP address, the FQDN displays in vCenter for the ESX host. If the short host name is the first entry in the hosts file after the IP address, then the short host name displays in vCenter.
 
To display the FQDN, ensure it is listed first in the hosts file. For example:
 

192.168.0.5 esx-server-1.domain.com esx-server-1
To display the short host name, ensure it is listed first in the hosts file. For example:
 

192.168.0.5 esx-server-1 esx-server-1.domain.com 

Based on VMware KB 1005750

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