Hi all,
There are couple of things that I am not sure about and would like to study/know more about it
Is there a link / pdf that I can read about it
Thanks
The mgmt-vmware service is the service that starts hostd. As per my understanding, the hostd service reads the configuration of the ESX/i host and talks to vpxa service to update the changes to the vCenter server. For example, you create a vSwitch using CLI, the hostd will re-read your config files such as esx.conf and sync the changes to vCenter server.
Hi ,
Management agent restart is used mostly when we have issues with the host(Trouble Shooting).Few of the scenarios are
1.Host is disconnected from VC due to some or the other reason.
2.Host is not connecting via vsphere client(Its pingable)
3.When you have any storage related issues,host may get disconnected from VC,because the hostd agent will get into hung state.So instead of rebooting the host,we can try to restart the agent(May not be sucessfull all the times!!!! )
Note:Its better to file a support request with Vmware to know the root cause.
Regard's
Sree