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How to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server 6.x services

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Problem: How to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server 6.x services

VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x

VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x

 

 

Solution:

In VMware vCenter Server 6.x, VMware recommends to use the vSphere Web Client or Service Control command-line tool to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services. This process is different from previous versions of vCenter Server with the Microsoft Windows Services snap-in.

 

Starting vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services

To start a vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service if it is has stopped using the vSphere Web Client:

 

1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client with a vCenter Single Sign-on administrator account.

2. Navigate to Administration> Deployment> System Configuration.

3 Click on Services to view the list of all services within the vCenter Server system.

4.To view a list of services for a specific node, click Nodes, select the node in question and click the Related Objects tab.

5. Right-click on the service you would like to start and select Start.

 

 

Notes:

 

  • If you restart Inventory Service in the preceding method, the Inventory Service starts but the services depending on the Inventory Service fail to start.
  • This issue will not be fixed as Inventory Service will be removed in the future release of vCenter Server.
  • To work around this issue, log in to Windows Machine and restart Inventory Service.
  • This issue does not occur in vCenter Server Appliance.

 

To start a vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service if it is has stopped using the command-line:

1. Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller.

2. Open an administrative command prompt.

3. Run this command to change to the vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller installation directory:

 

cd C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin

 

 

Note: This command uses the default installation path. If you have installed vCenter Server and/or Platform Services controller to another location, modify this command to reflect the correct install location.

 

4. Run this command to list the vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services:

 

 

service-control --list

 

5. Run this command to start a specific service:

 

 

service-control --start servicename

 

6/ Run this command to start all services:

 

 

service-control --start --all

 

7. To perform a dry run of the command, add the option --dry-run to the command. This displays the actions that command run without executing the actions.

 

For example:

 

service-control --start --all --dry-run

 

Stopping vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services

 

To stop a vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service if it has started using the vSphere Web Client:

 

 

1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client with a vCenter Single Sign-on administrator account.

2; Navigate to Administration> Deployment> System Configuration.

3; Click Services to view the list of all services within the vCenter Server system.

4.  view the services for a specific node, click Nodes, select the node in question and click the Related Objects tab.

5. Right-click on the service you would like to stop and select Stop.

 

To stop a vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service if it is has started using the command-line:

 

1. Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller.

2. Open an administrative command prompt.

3. Run this command to change to vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller installation directory:

 

cd C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin

 

Note: This command uses the default installation path. If you have installed vCenter Server and/or Platform Services controller to another location, modify this command to reflect the correct install location.

 

4. Run this command to list the vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services:

 

 

service-control --list

 

5. Run this command to stop a specific service:

 

service-control --stop servicename

 

6. Run this command to stop all services:

 

service-control --stop --all

 

7, To perform a dry run of the command, add the option --dry-run to the command. This displays the actions that command run, without executing the actions.

 

For example:

 

service-control --stop --all --dry-run

 

Restarting vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services

 

 

To restart vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service using the vSphere Web Client:

 

 

1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client with a vCenter Single Sign-on administrator account.

2. Navigate to Administration> Deployment> System Configuration.

3. Click on Services to view the list of all services within the vCenter Server system.

4. To view the services for a specific node, click Nodes, select the node in question and click the Related Objects tab.

5. Right-click on the service you would like to restart and select Restart.

 

To restart vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service using the command-line:

1. Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller.

2. Open an administrative command prompt.

3. Run this command to change to vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller installation directory:

 

cd C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin

 

Note: This command uses the default installation path. If you have installed vCenter Server and/or Platform Services controller to another location, modify this command to reflect the correct install location.

 

4. Run this command to list the vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services:

 

 

service-control --list

 

5. Run this command to stop a specific service:

 

 

service-control --stop servicename

 

6. Run this command to stop all services:

 

service-control --stop --all

 

7. Run this command to start a specific service:

 

service-control --start servicename

 

8. Run this command to start all services:

 

service-control --start --all

 

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