{"id":5480,"date":"2015-12-25T16:11:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T08:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rmohan.com\/?p=5480"},"modified":"2015-12-25T16:35:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T08:35:28","slug":"restart-all-services-on-esxi-through-ssh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohan.sg\/?p=5480","title":{"rendered":"Restart all services on ESXi through SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you are not able to connect ESXi server to vCenter, or when you cannot connect to ESXi server from VI client it may be necessary to restart the management agents<\/strong> on ESX or ESXi host<\/strong>. In today\u2019s post called\u00a0How to restart management agents on ESX or ESXi host we will learn this.<\/p>\n

You might want to follow this little how to article showing you the way doing it. For the restart of the management agents<\/strong> (mgmt-vmware<\/strong> and vmware-vpxa<\/strong>) directly on ESX\/ESXi <\/strong>ESXi 4 and 5.x or ESXi 6.x <\/strong>you will have to do the following:
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To restart the management agents on ESXi 6.x<\/h3>\n

Log in to SSH or Local console as root.
\nRun these commands:<\/p>\n

\/etc\/init.d\/hostd restart
\n\/etc\/init.d\/vpxa restart<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or also (alternative way)
\nTo reset the management network on a specific VMkernel interface, by default vmk0, run the command:<\/p>\n

esxcli network ip interface set -e false -i vmk0; esxcli network ip interface set -e true -i vmk0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note: Using a semicolon (;) between the two commands ensures the VMkernel interface is disabled and then re-enabled in succession. If the management interface is not running on vmk0, change the above command according to the VMkernel interface used.<\/p>\n

To restart all<\/strong> management agents on the host, run the command:<\/p>\n

services.sh<\/span> restart<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to restart the Management agents on ESXi Server \u2013 via the console:<\/h3>\n

1.) Connect to the console<\/strong> of your ESX Server<\/strong> and press F2<\/strong>
\n2.) Login as root<\/strong> and when using the Up\/Down arrows navigate to Restart Management Agents<\/strong>.
\n3.)<\/strong> Press Enter<\/strong> and press F11<\/strong> to restart the services.
\n4.) When<\/strong> the service has been restarted<\/strong>, press Enter<\/strong>. Then you can press Esc<\/strong> to logout of the system.<\/p>\n

Then you should see a screen like this one :\"restart-management-agents-esx-server\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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To restart the management agents on ESXi 4.x and 5.x:<\/h3>\n
From Local Console or SSH:<\/div>\n
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  1. Log in to SSH or Local console as root.<\/li>\n
  2. Run this command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \/sbin\/services.sh<\/span> restart<\/p>\n

    You can check also:\u00a0\u00a0Service mgmt-vmware restart may not restart hostd (1005566)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    To restart the management agents on ESX Server 3.x, ESX 4.x:<\/h4>\n

    1.)<\/strong> Login to your ESX Server as root from SSH session (via putty for example<\/a><\/strong>) or directly from the console.
    \n2.)<\/strong> Type service mgmt-vmware restart<\/strong> and press Enter<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Make sure that automatic Startup\/Shutdown of virtual machines is disabled<\/strong> before running this command<\/strong> otherwise you might reboot the virtual machines. See more at 103312<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    4.)<\/strong> Type service vmware-vpxa restart<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/strong>
    \n6.) <\/strong>Type logout<\/strong> and press Enter<\/strong> to disconnect from the ESX Server.<\/p>\n

    Then you should see see this :<\/p>\n

    Stopping vmware-vpxa: <\/em>[ OK ]<\/strong>
    \nStarting vmware-vpxa: <\/em> [ OK ]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Troubleshoot ESXi Host Management And Connectivity issues<\/p>\n

    If you care having problems connecting to an ESXi host, your first port of call should be to check the host\u2019s configuration. Things to check include:<\/p>\n