Virtual Center service

[S2604]

After reboot, Virtual center service does not start on its own. I face no issues while i start it manually. How to get this fixed?

[Swatisingh88 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To resolve this issue, add a dependency to the VirtualCenter service so that it starts only after the necessary services have started.

To create a service dependency:

1. Click Start > Run, type services.msc and press Enter.

2. Locate any services that vCenter Server requires. For example, SQLEXP_VIM, ADAM_VCMSDS, or ADAM_VMwareVCMSDS.
   
   Note: Service names are different in SQL Express and full SQL implementations. For example, the service name in SQL Express is SQLEXP_VIM and in full SQL implementations, it is MSSQLSERVER.
   
   

3. Open the service properties and note the service name. For example, MSSQL$SQLEXP_VIM.

4. Click Start > Run, type regedit, and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.

5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vpxd.

6. Double-click the DependOnService key and add the Service name using the name identified in Step 4.

7. Close the Registry Editor window.

8. In the Services window, open the service properties for the service identified in Step 3.
9. In the Dependencies tab, ensure that the VMware VirtualCenter service is listed as depending on the service.
10. Repeat Steps 3 to 9 for any services that VirtualCenter requires.

If you are running Windows 2008 you can set the VMware VirtualCenter Server service to startup type Automatic (Delay) as follows:

1. Click Start > Run, type services.msc, and click OK.

2. Right-click on the VMware VirtualCenter Server service and click Properties.

3. Change the startup type from Automatic to Automatic (Delay).

[S2604]

Hello,

Thanks for sharing this. I will try this and let you know if this solves the issue.