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vCenter Server essential services and dependencies (2041357)

Symptoms

vCenter Server cannot start up if the VMwareVCMSDS service is deleted.

Purpose

This article provides a list of essential services on vCenter Server.

Resolution

After installing vCenter Server 5.0, these services exist and have dependencies.
  • VMware VirtualCenter Server
  • VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices
  • VMwareVCMSDS
  • VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
  • VMware vCenter Orchestrator Configuration
  • vCenter Inventory Service
Note: vCenter Server will experience issues if any of these services is stopped or deleted.

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