Services do not start when ESX host boots

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

Services such as iofiltervpd are stopped after ESXi host boot.

 

Environment

VMware ESXi Server

Cause

The service is disabled in the chkconfig.

Resolution

 

• List the installed services and current configuration:

[root@esx_hostname:~] chkconfig -l
vsantraced              off
vsandevicemonitord      off
vsanObserver            off
cmmdsTimeMachine        off
ptpd                    off
ptp                     off
ntpd                    on
SSH                     on
ESXShell                on
DCUI                    on
.
.
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• To verify a specific service mention the service name

[root@esx_hostname:~] chkconfig iofiltervpd
iofiltervpd             off

• Enable the service - chkconfig <service_name> on

[root@esx_hostname:~] chkconfig iofiltervpd on

[root@esx_hostname:~] chkconfig iofiltervpd
iofiltervpd             on