Even when applying configurations via vSphere Configuration Profiles, the startup policy for the ESXi Shell service is not applied.

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Using vSphere Configuration Profiles, cannot apply service startup policy settings to ESXi hosts within a cluster.
Other configurations, such as network settings, are applied, and the task itself completes successfully.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 9.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 9.0

Cause

vSphere Configuration Profiles does not support setting the startup policy for the ESXi Shell service.

Note: For other unsupported services, refer to the following documentation.
- How Host Profile Configuration Settings Map to the vSphere Configuration Profiles Settings for ESX Hosts

Resolution

Set the startup policy for each service individually.
- Activate or Deactivate an ESX Service

Additional Information

- How Host Profile Configuration Settings Map to the vSphere Configuration Profiles Settings for ESX Hosts
- Activate or Deactivate an ESX Service

Japanese KB:
vSphere Configuration Profile で構成を適用しても ESXi Shell サービスの起動ポリシーが反映されない