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Verifying that the xinetd service is running on an ESX host

Symptoms

  • Unable to add and connect ESX host to VirtualCenter inventory
  • VMware Infrastructure Client connection directly to an ESX host works
  • The following error is generated in VirtualCenter:

    Failed to connect to host      

Purpose

In some cases the vmware-vmkauthd daemon may have stopped responding. This prevents the required authentication from taking place when adding a ESX host to inventory. This article provides steps to assist you in determining the current state of the xinetd daemon (which manages vmware-vmkauthd ) and steps to start the service if it is not running.

Resolution

To determine the state and start the xinetd service:

  1. Log in to the ESX host using an SSH client. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt (1003892).
  2. Run the following command to verify that the xinetd service is running:

    # service xinetd status
  3. If it is not running, issue the start command:

    # service xinetd start

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  • KB Article: 1007323
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
    VMware VirtualCenter
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x
    VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.x