Stop, Start or Restart Services on vCenter Server 6.x or Higher
Article ID: 340943
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vCenter Server 6.0
Issue/Introduction
This article provides steps to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller services.
For troubleshooting and maintenance purposes, it is necessary to change the status of VMware vCenter Server or Platform Services Controller services such as VMware Virtual Center Server, VMware vSphere Web Client, or VMware Directory Service.
Environment
- VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
- VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x
- VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x
- VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x
- VMware vCenter Server 8.0.x
Resolution
In VMware vCenter Server 6.x and higher, 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.
- For more information about previous version of vCenter Server, see How to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server services (315395)
- For more information about VCSA see, Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services (344633)
Starting/Stopping/Restarting vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller Services:
To start/stop/restart a vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller service if it is has stopped using the vSphere Web Client:
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client with a vCenter Single Sign-on administrator account.
- Navigate to Administration > Deployment > System Configuration.
- Click on Services to view the list of all services within the vCenter Server system.
- To view a list of services for a specific node, click Nodes, select the node in question and click the Related Objects tab.
- Right-click on the service you would like to start and select Start/stop/restart.
Note:
- 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.
Start/Stop/Restart Services on a vCenter Server Appliance or Windows vCenter Server with Platform Services Controller Using the CLI:
Note: If you are using a vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Service Controller or a vCenter Server version 7.x or above please skip to Step 4.
- Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller.
- Open an administrative command prompt.
- 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.
- Run this command to list the vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services and their statuses:
service-control –-status --all
- Run this command to:
- Start a specific service: service-control --start <service_name>
- Start all services: service-control --start --all
To perform a dry run of the command, this displays the actions that command run without executing the actions: service-control --start --all --dry-run
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- Stop a specific service: service-control --stop <service_name>
- Stop all services: service-control --stop --all
To perform a dry run of the command, this displays the actions that command run, without executing the actions: service-control --stop --all --dry-run
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- Restart all services at once: service-control --stop --all && service-control --start --all
Additional Information
VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics for vSphere - FAQ
vCenter Server 6.5 services
Note: Starting with vSphere 6.5, the vCenter Server services are not standalone services under Windows Service Control Manager (SCM). The vCenter Server Appliance services run as child processes of the VMware Service Lifecycle Manager service.
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vpxd
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vimPBSM
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VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
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applmgmt
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VMware Appliance Management Service
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vmware-statsmonitor
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VMware Appliance Monitoring Service
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VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy
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Likewise Service Manager
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VMware Authentication Framework
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vmware-vsm
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VMware vService Manager
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vmonapi
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VMware Service Lifecycle Manager API
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VMware Update Manager
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VMware VSAN Health Service
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VMware Message Bus Configuration Service
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VMware vSphere Client
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VMware Content Library Service
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VMware Service Control Agent
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VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
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- How to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server services
- Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services
vCenter Server 6.x services:
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vmware-cis-license
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VMware License Service
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VMwareComponentManager
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VMware Component Manager
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EsxAgentManager
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VMware ESX Agent Manager
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VMwareIdentityMgmtService
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VMware Identity Management Service
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invsvc
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VMware Inventory Service
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mbcs
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VMware Message Bus Configuration Service
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vmware-network-coredump
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VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
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VMWareNetworkCoredumpWebserver
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VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector WebService
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vmware-perfcharts
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VMware Performance Charts
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vmware-autodeploy-waiter
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VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter
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rhttpproxy
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VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy
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vmwareServiceControlAgent
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VMware Service Control Agent
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vimPBSM
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VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
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VMwareSTS
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VMware Security Token Service
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vapiEndpoint
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VMware vAPI Endpoint
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vdcs
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VMware Content Library Service
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VMWareAfdService
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VMware Authentication Framework
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VMWareCertificateService
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VMware Certificate Service
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VMWareDirectoryService
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VMware Directory Service
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vmsyslogcollector
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VMware Syslog Collector
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vmware-cis-config
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VMware Configuration Service
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vmware-vpx-workflow
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VMware vCenter Workflow Manager
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vpxd
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VMware vCenter Server
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VServiceManager
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VMware vService Manager
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vspherewebclientsvc
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vSphere Web Client
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vmwarevws
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VMware System and Hardware Health Manager
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