topic Re: Failed to Install Virtual Center Agent Service in VI: VMware ESX™ 3.5 Discussions

Failed to Install Virtual Center Agent Service

getatme — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:56:24 GMT

When adding a host to virtual center, I receive the following status/error message, "Failed to Install the VirtualCenter Agent service. Then the host is grayed out in VirtualCenter with a red x and a disconnected note attached to the host name.

Any ideas?

Re: Failed to Install Virtual Center Agent Service

Dave_Mishchenko — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:58:45 GMT

Are you running VC 2.0.2? If so you might want to check that the /tmp/vmware-root directory exists.

Add Host Operation Fails When /tmp/vmware-root Directory is Missing in the ESX Server 3.0.x Host

VirtualCenter Agent fails to upgrade on the host that is missing the /tmp/vmware-root directory. To avoid this issue, ensure the /tmp/vmware-root directory exists in the ESX Server 3.0.x host before you install VirtualCenter 2.0.2 upgrade. See KB 4478241 for complete details.

Re: Failed to Install Virtual Center Agent Service

KFM — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:15:12 GMT

Whenever something funky goes wrong I tend to restart the mgmt-vwmare service.

At the CLI, try typing "service mgmt-vmware restart" without the quotes.

Re: Failed to Install Virtual Center Agent Service

chevitom — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:21:12 GMT

try to create a directory vmware-root on the host in /tmp

Re: Failed to Install Virtual Center Agent Service

sam_phillips — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:58:06 GMT

I got this error when I was connected to Virtual Center trying to add a host WHILE I also had a connection to the host in a separate Virtual Infrastructure window open at the same time.

There must be some sort of glitch with Virtual Center 3.5 when trying to add a host when you have connected two sessions to it (one it Virtual Center adding the host, and one connected via virtual infrastructure direct to the host)...