Stopping, starting, or restarting vCenter services
Purpose
For troubleshooting and maintenance purposes, it may be necessary to change the status of VirtualCenter / vCenter services such as VMware VirtualCenter Server or VMware Infrastructure Web Access. This article provides steps to stop, start, or restart vCenter services.
Resolution
Stopping vCenter Services
To stop a vCenter service:
Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter.
Click Start > Run.
Type services.msc
Press Enter.
From the list of services right-click on the service you wish to stop. For example, VMware VirtualCenter Server.
Click Stop and wait for the service to complete stopping.
Note: When you stop the VMware VirtualCenter Server service, all connected users are disconnected from their session.
Starting vCenter Services
To start a vCenter service if it has stopped:
Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter.
Click Start > Run.
Type services.msc
Press Enter.
From the list of services right-click on the service you wish to start. For example, VMware VirtualCenter Server.
Click Start and wait for the service startup to complete.
