Stopping, starting or restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance services

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article outlines the procedure to list, stop, start or restart vCenter Services.

Environment

• VMware vCenter Server 7.x
• VMware vCenter Server 8.x
• VMware vCenter Server 9.0.x

Resolution

Using the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface (VAMI)

1. Log in to the vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) as root: https://<vCenter_FQDN_or_IP_ADDRESS>:5480
2. Go to Services.
3. Select the service and click Start, Stop, or Restart.

Using the Command-Line:

SSH as root or access the console session to the vCenter server.

• List the vCenter Server Appliance services:
  
  service-control --list
  
  
• View the current status of the vCenter Server Appliance services:
  
  service-control --status --all
  
  
• Start or stop a specific service:
  
  service-control --start <servicename>
service-control --stop <servicename>
  
  
• Start or stop all services using the following commands:
  
  service-control --start --all
service-control --stop --all
  
  Note: To restart all services, first stop then start all the services:
  
  service-control --stop --all && service-control --start --all

Additional Information

VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics for vSphere - FAQ

 

vCenter Server 7.x services:

vmware-vmon	VMware Service Lifecycle Manager
vmonapi	VMware Service Lifecycle Manager API
vmafdd	VMware Authentication Framework
vmdird	VMware Directory Service
vmcad	VMware Certificate Service
lookupsvc	VMware Lookup Service
vmware-sca	VMware Service Control Agent
vmware-stsd	VMware Security Token Service
vmware-rhttpproxy	VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy
vmware-envoy	VMware Envoy Proxy
vmware-netdumper	VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
vmware-vapi-endpoint	VMware vAPI Endpoint
vmware-vpxd-svcs	VMware vCenter-Services
vmware-perfcharts	VMware Performance Charts
applmgmt	VMware Appliance Management Service
vmware-statsmonitor	VMware Appliance Monitoring Service
vmware-cis-license	VMware License Service
vmware-vpostgres	VMware Postgres
vmware-postgres-archiver	VMware Postgres Archiver
vmware-vdtc	VMware vSphere Distrubuted Tracing Collector
vmware-vpxd	VMware vCenter Server
vmware-eam	VMware ESX Agent Manager
vmware-vsm	VMware vService Manager
vmware-sps	VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
pschealth	VMware Platform Services Controller Health Monitor
vmware-rbd-watchdog	VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter
vmware-content-library	VMware Content Library Service
vmware-imagebuilder	VMware Image Builder Manager
lwsmd	Likewise Service Manager
vmcam	VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy
vmware-vcha	VMware vCenter High Availability
vmware-updatemgr	VMware Update Manager
vmware-vsan-health	VMware VSAN Health Service
vsphere-ui	VMware vSphere Client
vmware-hvc	VMware Hybrid VC Service
vmware-trustmanagement	VMware Trust Management Service
vmware-certificatemanagement	VMware Certificate Management Service
vmware-certificateauthority	VMware Certificate Authority Service
vmware-pod	VMware Patching and Host Management Service
vlcm	VMware vCenter Lifecycle API
vmware-analytics	VMware Analytics Service
vmware-topologysvc	VMware Topology Service
vmware-infraprofile	VMware Infraprofile Service
wcp	Workload Control Plane
vtsdb	VMware vTsdb Service
vstats	VMware vStats Service
observability	VMware VCSA Observability Service
observability-vapi	VMware VCSA Observability VAPI Service

 

vCenter Server 8.x services:

vmware-vmon	VMware Service Lifecycle Manager
vmonapi	VMware Service Lifecycle Manager API
vmafdd	VMware Authentication Framework
vmdird	VMware Directory Service
vmcad	VMware Certificate Service
lookupsvc	VMware Lookup Service
vmware-sca	VMware Service Control Agent
vmware-stsd	VMware Security Token Service
vmware-rhttpproxy	VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy
vmware-envoy	VMware Envoy Proxy
vmware-netdumper	VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
vmware-vapi-endpoint	VMware vAPI Endpoint
vmware-vpxd-svcs	VMware vCenter-Services
vmware-perfcharts	VMware Performance Charts
applmgmt	VMware Appliance Management Service
vmware-statsmonitor	VMware Appliance Monitoring Service
vmware-cis-license	VMware License Service
vmware-vpostgres	VMware Postgres
vmware-postgres-archiver	VMware Postgres Archiver
vmware-vdtc	VMware vSphere Distrubuted Tracing Collector
vmware-vpxd	VMware vCenter Server
vmware-eam	VMware ESX Agent Manager
vmware-vsm	VMware vService Manager
vmware-sps	VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
pschealth	VMware Platform Services Controller Health Monitor
vmware-rbd-watchdog	VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter
vmware-content-library	VMware Content Library Service
vmware-imagebuilder	VMware Image Builder Manager
lwsmd	Likewise Service Manager
vmcam	VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy
vmware-vcha	VMware vCenter High Availability
vmware-updatemgr	VMware Update Manager
vmware-vsan-health	VMware VSAN Health Service
vsphere-ui	VMware vSphere Client
vmware-hvc	VMware Hybrid VC Service
vmware-trustmanagement	VMware Trust Management Service
vmware-certificatemanagement	VMware Certificate Management Service
vmware-certificateauthority	VMware Certificate Authority Service
vmware-pod	VMware Patching and Host Management Service
vlcm	VMware vCenter Lifecycle API
vmware-analytics	VMware Analytics Service
vmware-topologysvc	VMware Topology Service
vmware-infraprofile	VMware Infraprofile Service
wcp	Workload Control Plane
vtsdb	VMware vTsdb Service
vstats	VMware vStats Service
observability	VMware VCSA Observability Service
observability-vapi	VMware VCSA Observability VAPI Service
vc-ws1a-broker	VMware Workspace One Access Service
vmware-envoy-hgw	VMware Envoy Host Gateway Service
vmware-envoy-sidecar	VMware Envoy Sidecar service

 
vCenter Server Appliance Services:

 

Service Name	Description
applmgmt	VMware Appliance Management Service
vmware-cis-license	VMware License Service
vmware-cm	VMware Component Manager
vmware-eam	VMware ESX Agent Manager
vmware-sts-idmd	VMware Identity Management Service
vmware-invsvc	VMware Inventory Service
vmware-mbcs	VMware Message Bus Configuration Service
vmware-netdumper	VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
vmware-perfcharts	VMware Performance Charts
vmware-rbd-watchdog	VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter
vmware-rhttpproxy	VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy
vmware-sca	VMware Service Control Agent
vmware-sps	VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
vmware-stsd	VMware Security Token Service
vmware-syslog	VMware Common Logging Service
vmware-syslog-health	VMware Syslog Health Service
vmware-vapi-endpoint	VMware vAPI Endpoint
vmware-vdcs	VMware Content Library Service
vmafdd	VMware Authentication Framework
vmcad	VMware Certificate Service
vmdird	VMware Directory Service
vmware-vpostgres	VMware Postgres
vmware-vpx-workflow	VMware vCenter Workflow Manager
vmware-vpxd	VMware vCenter Server
vmware-vsm	VMware vService Manager
vsphere-client	vSphere Web Client
vmware-vws	VMware System and Hardware Health Manager
vmware-vsan-health	VMware vSAN Health Service