Verifying if management services are running on an ESXi host (2030663)

Verifying if management services are running on an ESXi host (2030663)

Purpose

This article provides steps to check if management services are running on an ESXi host. You may want to perform this check for troubleshooting purposes.

Resolution

To verify if ESXi management services are running:

1. Log in to the ESXi host using Tech Support Mode. For more information, see:
   
   • ESXi 4.1 and later – Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.x (1017910)
   • ESXi 3.5.x and 4.0 – Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support (1003677)
     
2. Run this command to see if hostd is running:
   
   Type exactly as shown:
   /etc/init.d/hostd status 
   
   You should see output similar to:
   
   hostd is running 
   
   Alternatively, run this command:
   
   ps -s | grep hostd
   
   You should see output similar to:
   
   456566 2878 hostd-worker WAIT UFUTEX 0-7 hostd
   456567 2878 hostd-worker WAIT UFUTEX 0-7 hostd
   
   Alternatively, for ESX 2.0.x to 4.0.x, see Verifying that the Management Service is running on an ESX host (1003494).
   
   Note: If hostd is not running, see Troubleshooting vmware-hostd service if it fails or stops responding on an ESX/ESXi host (1002849).
   
3. If the ESXi host is attached to vCenter Server, run this command to verify that vCenter Server Agent is running:
   
   /etc/init.d/vpxa status 
   
   You should see an output similar to:
   
   vpxa is running
   
   Alternatively, for ESX 2.0.x to 4.1.x, see Verifying that the vCenter Server Agent Service is running on an ESX host (1003495).
   
   Note: If the vCenter Server Agent is not running, see Restarting the Management agents on an ESXi or ESX host(1003490).