New services and how to start, stop and restart in VMware vCenter 7
Since the introduction of VMware vSphere 7, there a number of new services related to VMware vCenter Server 7. The syntax to start, stop or restart hasn’t changed at all. Let us remind you of the commands and highlight the new services, which are specific to VMware vCenter 7 version.
To list the vCenter Server 7 Appliance services using the command-line:
- Log in as root through an SSH or console session on the vCenter Server 7 Appliance.
- Run this command to list the vCenter Server 7 Appliance services:
service-control –list
- To view the current status of the vCenter Server 7 Appliance services, type the command:
service-control –status - If you want to start a service: service-control –start servicename. Find the service name from bottom of this page and replace servicename
- If you want to stop service: service-control –stop servicename. Find the service name from bottom of this page and replace servicename
- If you want to start or stop all vCenter 7 services: service-control –start –all servicename or to stop all, it will be service-control –stop –all servicename. Find the service name from bottom of this page and replace servicename
vCenter Server 7.x services:
| Service Name | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| vmware-vmon | VMware Service Lifecycle Manager | |
| vmonapi | VMware Service Lifecycle Manager API | |
| vmafdd | VMware Authentication Framework | |
| vmdird | VMware Directory Service | |
| vmcad | VMware Certificate Service | |
| lookupsvc | VMware Lookup Service | |
| vmware-sca | VMware Service Control Agent | |
| vmware-stsd | VMware Security Token Service | |
| vmware-rhttpproxy | VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy | |
| vmware-envoy | VMware Envoy Proxy | New |
| vmware-netdumper | VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector | |
| vmware-vapi-endpoint | VMware vAPI Endpoint | |
| vmware-vpxd-svcs | VMware vCenter-Services | |
| vmware-perfcharts | VMware Performance Charts | |
| applmgmt | VMware Appliance Management Service | |
| vmware-statsmonitor | VMware Appliance Monitoring Service | |
| vmware-cis-license | VMware License Service | |
| vmware-vpostgres | VMware Postgres | |
| vmware-postgres-archiver | VMware Postgres Archiver | |
| vmware-vdtc | VMware vSphere Distrubuted Tracing Collector | New |
| vmware-vpxd | VMware vCenter Server | |
| vmware-eam | VMware ESX Agent Manager | |
| vmware-vsm | VMware vService Manager | |
| vmware-sps | VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service | |
| pschealth | VMware Platform Services Controller Health Monitor | |
| vmware-rbd-watchdog | VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter | |
| vmware-content-library | VMware Content Library Service | |
| vmware-imagebuilder | VMware Image Builder Manager | |
| lwsmd | Likewise Service Manager | |
| vmcam | VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy | |
| vmware-vcha | VMware vCenter High Availability | |
| vmware-updatemgr | VMware Update Manager | |
| vmware-vsan-health | VMware VSAN Health Service | |
| vsphere-ui | VMware vSphere Client | |
| vmware-hvc | VMware Hybrid VC Service | New |
| vmware-trustmanagement | VMware Trust Management Service | New |
| vmware-certificatemanagement | VMware Certificate Management Service | |
| vmware-certificateauthority | VMware Certificate Authority Service | New |
| vmware-pod | VMware Patching and Host Management Service | |
| vlcm | VMware vCenter Lifecycle API | New |
| vmware-analytics | VMware Analytics Service | |
| vmware-topologysvc | VMware Topology Service | |
| vmware-infraprofile | VMware Infraprofile Service | New |
| wcp | Workload Control Plane | New |
| vtsdb | VMware vTsdb Service | New |
| vstats | VMware vStats Service | New |
| observability | VMware VCSA Observability Service | New |
| observability-vapi | VMware VCSA Observability VAPI Service | New |
