Attempting to resume or start the VM doesn't yield any results. Here is the status of the VM: Host ID : 1 Host timestamp : 115601 Score : 3400 Engine status : {"vm": "up", "health": "bad", "detail": "Paused", "reason": "bad vm status"} Hostname : Local maintenance : False stopped : False crc32 : 68efbf40 conf_on_shared_storage : True local_conf_timestamp : 115601 Status up-to-date : True Extra metadata (valid at timestamp): metadata_parse_version=1 metadata_feature_version=1 timestamp=115601 (Tue Feb 9 18:25:48 2021) host-id=1 score=3400 vm_conf_refresh_time=115601 (Tue Feb 9 18:25:48 2021) conf_on_shared_storage=True maintenance=False state=EngineStarting stopped=False Here is a chunk in agent.log that is a bit perplexing. I'm not too sure what it means that the VM doesn't exist. Storage is correctly mounted, everything looks fully operational. I can see the HostedEngine disk available to the Host. MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:13,843::hosted_engine::517::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_monitoring_loop) Current state EngineDown (score: 3400) MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:23,864::states::467::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(consume) Engine down and local host has best score (3400), attempting to start engine VM MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:23,894::brokerlink::73::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.lib.brokerlink.BrokerLink::(notify) Success, was notification of state_transition (EngineDown-EngineStart) sent? ignored MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:23,983::hosted_engine::517::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_monitoring_loop) Current state EngineStart (score: 3400) MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,000::hosted_engine::895::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_clean_vdsm_state) Ensuring VDSM state is clear for engine VM MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,005::hosted_engine::907::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_clean_vdsm_state) Vdsm state for VM clean MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,005::hosted_engine::853::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_start_engine_vm) Starting vm using `/usr/sbin/hosted-engine --vm-start` MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,519::hosted_engine::862::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_start_engine_vm) stdout: VM in WaitForLaunch MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,519::hosted_engine::863::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_start_engine_vm) stderr: Command VM.getStats with args {'vmID': '74b3c839-c89c-4857-ada0-95715672348a'} failed: (code=1, message=Virtual machine does not exist: {'vmId': '74b3c839-c89c-4857-ada0-95715672348a'}) MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,519::hosted_engine::875::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_start_engine_vm) Engine VM started on localhost MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,552::brokerlink::73::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.lib.brokerlink.BrokerLink::(notify) Success, was notification of state_transition (EngineStart-EngineStarting) sent? ignored MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:24,565::hosted_engine::517::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(_monitoring_loop) Current state EngineStarting (score: 3400) MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:34,585::states::736::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(consume) VM is powering up.. MainThread::INFO::2021-02-09 18:08:34,590::state_decorators::99::ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.hosted_engine.HostedEngine::(check) Timeout set to Tue Feb 9 18:18:34 2021 while transitioning <class 'ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.states.EngineStarting'> -> <class 'ovirt_hosted_engine_ha.agent.states.EngineStarting'>