What is VMware inventory service?

What is VMware inventory service?

Vmware vCenter Inventory service is one of the prerequisites for vCenter server installation.It stores vCenter server inventory data and server application data.It also allows you to search the inventory objects across linked vCenter server instances.

How do I stop a VMware service?

Stopping vCenter Server services

  1. Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter Server.
  2. Click Start > Run.
  3. Type services.msc.
  4. Press Enter.
  5. From the list of services, right-click on the service you wish to stop.
  6. Click Stop and wait for the service to complete stopping.

How do I restart VPXD service?

Log in to the vSphere Web Client with a vCenter Single Sign-on administrator account. Navigate to Administration > Deployment > System Configuration. Click Nodes, select the vCenter Server Appliance node and click the Related Objects tab. Right-click on the service you want to restart and select Restart.

How do I check my VPXD status?

Checking the status vCenter Server Appliance services

  1. Connect to the vCenter Server Appliance through SSH.
  2. Log in as root.
  3. Run this command in the SSH client:
  4. Scroll through the output to check the status of all services.

How do I check inventory in VMware?

Procedure

  1. From the vSphere Client home page, click Global Inventory Lists.
  2. In the left pane, select one of the object or resource categories to view objects of that type.
  3. In the left navigation pane, click an object from the list once to display information about the object.
  4. (Optional) Click the object again to open it.

What are inventory objects in VMware?

In vSphere, the inventory is a collection of virtual and physical objects on which you can place permissions, monitor tasks and events, and set alarms. You can group most inventory objects by using folders to more easily manage them.

How do I turn off vCenter appliance?

Procedure

  1. In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.
  2. From the top menu pane, click the Actions drop-down menu.
  3. Click Reboot or Shutdown to restart or power off the virtual machine.
  4. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to confirm the operation.

What is VMware SPS service?

Details. The Storage management service (SPS) communicates with vCenter Inventory Service while it is running. If you restart vCenter Inventory Service after an accidental or intentional shutdown, SPS can no longer communicate with the service.

What is VPXD service?

VPXD stands for Virtual Provisioning X Daemon. Virtual Provisioning X was the original name of the vCenter Server product. VPXD is the main service for running vCenter Server.

What is VMON service?

The vmware-vmon service is a centralized platform-independent service that manages the lifecycle of Platform Services Controller and vCenter Server. Exposes APIs and CLIs to third-party applications.

Which vCenter services should be running?

In VMware vCenter Server 6. x, VMware recommends to use the vSphere Web Client or Service Control command-line tool to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller services. This process is different from previous versions of vCenter Server with the Microsoft Windows Services snap-in.