if vcenter server is down what will be the overall impact???

[MrVmware9423]

Dear Team,

if vcenter server is down what will be the overall impact??? request you to share your views on the same.

regards

Mr VMware

[schepp]

Hi,

it won't have impact on the running VMs but of course you will not be able to configure VMs, restart them, etc.

Duncan made a nice post back in 2008 with a neat table of the impact to different functions:

What if my VirtualCenter server crashes? - Yellow Bricks

Regards

[Rajjab · Accepted solution]

Even though DRS will not work if your VC is fail

[Linjo]

It also depends on how you are using vCenter, if for example are using Horizon View then no new desktops will be able to be provisioned.

// Linjo

[thomps01]

Some VMware products depend on vCenter to function so the impact can vary but all virtual machines will remain up & running when vCenter goes offline. Even HA will continue to work.

The main products I'm thinking about which depend on vCenter are things like vCloud Director, vCOPs, vCAC etc - Mainly things which sit above vCenter and pick up their information from.

[BibinBharathan]

Hello,

If vcenter fails.

1:-DRS will not work.

2:-HA works, but we can’t make changes.

3:-FT works for one failure.

4:-Dvswitch works, but we can’t make changes.

Regards,

Bibin C Bharathan

[settlersoman]

I wrote a post about impact on VMware environment when vCenter is down:

vCenter is down - impact on VMware infrastructure. | Settlersoman - A settler in the SDDC world.