An administrator creates an ESXi cluster using vSphere Auto Deploy. The ESXi hosts are configured to get a management IP address from a DHCP server. The administrator needs to troubleshoot the managem

The 'Restart Management Network' option in the ESXi DCUI stops and restarts the management network services on the host, which triggers the DHCP client to release the current lease and request a new one from the DHCP server. This is the standard procedure for renewing a DHCP-assigned management IP address when troubleshooting network connectivity on an Auto Deploy or any ESXi host.

Restore Network Settings resets the management network configuration back to default values, which would wipe any custom settings; it does not simply renew a DHCP lease and is a more destructive action than required.

Test Management Network performs connectivity tests such as ping and DNS lookups to verify that the management network is working correctly, but it does not initiate a DHCP lease renewal.

Configure Management Network is used to set or change static network parameters such as IP address, VLAN, or DNS settings; it does not include a function to renew an existing DHCP lease.