Host is showing status as "Preparing For Maintenance" for long time

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to switch a host to Maintenance Mode.
  • Host status was stuck in Preparing for Maintenance for long time.
  • Unable to remove host from cluster as hosts is stuck at preparing for maintenance.

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.x

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