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Is there a way to Restart the Management Agents in ESXi from a cmd-let or SDK method?

you can access whith SSH and run services.sh restart

Enabling SSH www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_enable_SSH.php

if you preffer a basic method http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003490

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No, the question was using the APIs/SDKs and the answer to that is yes there is a way and should be the method unless it does not work, then you would use TSM

I wrote a blog post using vSphere SDK for Perl script - http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2010/07/new-way-of-enabling-and-disabling.html but I'm sure there is a PowerCLI cmdlet to do exactly the same.

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I know how to restart the services available on ESX and ESXi through powershell. But i would like to know how to "Restart Management Agents", this option available only from the console.

I don't see the management agenst inside the services on ESXi. I need to do this, because i am replacing the certificates during my postinstallation.

Hi Rob,

Isn't that just

Get-vmhost <hostname> | Get-VMHostService | where {$_.Key -eq "vmware-vpxa"} | Restart-VMHostService -Confirm:$false

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Hi Luc,

Is it that service? I will test it tomorrow.

The ESXi servers are not add to vCenter when i replace the certificates.

If it works i go for the next challenge, that is enableling the Authentication Services

Yes, it is a service that can be controlled, this is also mentioned in my blog post.

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Yes, see also the screenshot on William's blog post.

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Afaik the vmware-vpxa service is the VMware vCenter Agent. The management agents are the mgmt-vmware service which you can't restart (yet) with PowerCLI.

Regards, Robert

I think, i will just reboot the server and wait until it's back.

Restarting the ESXi server is a way to restart the management agents you can do from PowerCLI :smileywink:.

I think it is a nice feature request to make it available through the API.

I had a brainwave this morning. I can upload the new certificates through:

http://poshcode.org/624

I can enable the SSH service, execute /sbin/services.sh restart.

The login backup in with connect-viserver and disable ssh. It may be quick and dirty, but it saves me a reboot.

Got it all working now. Also took a look at this script:

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-817