Why can't I reuse a host in a different Satellite location?

When you try to reuse an existing host by assigning it to a new location, you see a message similar to the following error.

Unable to assign host. Could not find a host to assign to your Satellite cluster.

If the host is not removed from the cluster before it is removed from the original location, the cluster master retains the information about the host. When the host is later added to a new location, a duplicate hostname is recognized and the assignment fails.

If the cluster master still recognizes the host, you must rename and reload the host before you can attach it to a new location.

Follow your host infrastructure provider's instructions to rename the host. For hosts provisioned through IBM Cloud, complete the following steps.
1. Log in to the IBM Cloud console and navigate to Classic infrastructure>Device list.
2. In the Devices table, locate the host you want to rename. Click the Action menu and select Rename.
3. Rename the host.
Follow your host infrastructure provider's instructions to reload the host. For hosts provisioned through IBM Cloud**, complete the following steps.
- In the IBM Cloud console:
  1. Navigate to Classic infrastructure>Device list.
  2. In the Devices table, click on the host you want to reload.
  3. From the Actions drop down menu, select OS Reload.
  4. Click Reload. Note that it may take several minutes for the reload process to complete.
- In the CLI:
  1. List your hosts and note the ID of the host you want to reload.
```
ibmcloud sl vs list
```
  2. Run the ibmcloud sl vs reload command. Note that it may take several minutes for the reload process to complete.
```
ibmcloud sl vs reload <host_id>
```
  3. Check if the host is ready.
```
ibmcloud sl vs ready <host_id>
```
Attach the host to the location.