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  VMware vCenter Server service stops or restarts at the start of data collection

  I am using vCenter Server 5.0

  Whenever I have begin to collect data, vcenter service stops or restarts, if I stop data collection and to disable the agent, vcenter service again and works well.

  Please any help!

  Thanks in advance

  It is a known issue, relating to the collection of historical data being enabled (nonzero) in the properties of the VMWare Agent on the Agent status screen.

  Change to 0 to disable/re-enable the agent and it should fix the problem.

  Please open a ticket of level 1 with telephone support if you need more help.

• vCenter Server Service does not start after P2V

  Hello community.

  A problem that I have not been able to solve and looking for help.

  Problem:

  vCenter Server Service does not start after that Windows Server was P2V would be.  We get an ERROR 2 of the Service.  Get the error of the system Windows 7024 event log.

  History:

  The client, I currently work with that tries to smash to the high location of the DEV VCENTER.  Location of DEV vcenter works now all for this site (domains, dns and all development servers).  If its VCENTER PRODUCTION of this location.  Currently, SQL Server (dedicated to vCenter), VCENTER and SSO are all sitting on the same box.  Let's break the SSO, SQL and VCENTER in their own servers.  However, the client wants to re - use the current physical server for SQL Server.  So I need P2V physical server existing until I can start the new environment.

  I was able to get all of the services working on the virtual vCenter (SQL, SSO, Update Manager etc etc) but have been unable to get the real vCenter Server Service works.  Fails every time with the 2 ERROR Code.  I was unable to get a KB of VMWARE item that corresponds to the issue I'm having.  ERROR 2 code has many articles and none have worked.

  Details:

  vCenter 5.1 Build 799731

  SQL 2008 R2

  Windows 2008 R2

  When the vCenter Service tries to start it will stop at the 50% mark and gives this error: (I removed the names for security reasons)

  Windows could not start the VMware VirtualCenter server on <server name>. For more information, see the system event log.  If it is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor and refer to service 2-specific error code

  When I saw the Windows system event log I get this error:

  EVENT ID: 7024

  The VMware VirtualCenter Server service stopped with the error special service that the system cannot find the specified file...

  When I go through the vpxd log file I see this at the end of the newspaper: (I removed the names for security reasons)

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.843 - 05:00 [info 09168 'dbdbPortgroup'] [VpxdInvtDVPortGroup::PreLoadDvpgConfig] loaded config VGA objects [0]

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.844 - 05:00 [info 09168 "authvpxdMoSessionManager"] [OSP] [SessionManagerMo::Init] Admin URI value: https:// < name of vcenter server: Port #> / sso-adminserver/sdk

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.844 - 05:00 [09168 "authvpxdMoSessionManager" info] certificates [OSP] [SessionManagerMo::Init] download m root...

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.858 - 05:00 [01440 info "Default"] wire attached

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.880 - 05:00 [09168 error 'vpxdvpxdMain'] [Vpxd::ServerApp:Init] Init failed: unexpected exception

  -> Backtrace:

  -> backtrace [00] rip 000000018018977 a

  -> backtrace [01] rip 0000000180100 c 98

  -> backtrace [02] rip 0000000180101fae

  -> backtrace [03] rip 000000018008aeab

  -> backtrace [04] rip 00000000005 b 4971

  -> backtrace [05] rip 0000000000551298

  -> backtrace [06] rip 00000000005516 c 9

  -> backtrace [07] rip 00000000004c0fae

  -> backtrace [08] rip 00000001405bbfb8

  -> backtrace [09] rip 000000013f4b0078

  -> backtrace [10] rip 000000013f4b016a

  -> backtrace [11] rip 000000013f4b0279

  -> backtrace [12] rip 000000013f4b0609

  -> backtrace [13] rip 000000013f7f2903

  -> backtrace [14] rip 000000013ff9e4b9

  -> backtrace [15] rip 000000013ff9835c

  -> backtrace [16] rip 00000001401b8a3b

  -> backtrace [17] rip 000007fefedca82d

  -> backtrace [18] rip 000000007783652d

  -> backtrace [19] rip 0000000077ccc521

  ->

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.881 - 05:00 [warning 09168 'VpxProfiler"] ServerApp::Init [TotalTime] took ms 4603

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.881 - 05:00 [09168 error "Default"] could not initialize VMware VirtualCenter. Closing...

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:21.882 - 05:00 [09168 "vpxdvpxdSupportManager" info] free/busy information wrote

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:29.280 - 05:00 [00788 WARNING opID "VpxProfiler" SWI-39d3665d =] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] had 12000 ms

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:41.280 - 05:00 [00788 WARNING opID "VpxProfiler" SWI-da6b3df9 =] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took ms 12001

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 08:53.281 - 05:00 [00788 WARNING opID "VpxProfiler" SWI-5086bf7f =] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took ms 12001

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 09:05.282 - 05:00 [00788 WARNING opID "VpxProfiler" SWI-3abd7c64 =] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] had 12000 ms

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 09:17.283 - 05:00 [00788 WARNING opID "VpxProfiler" SWI-b9c8c88a =] VpxUtil_InvokeWithOpId [TotalTime] took ms 12001

  2013-12 - T 03, 16: 09:17.353 - 05:00 [info 09168 "Default"] forcing of VMware VirtualCenter stop now

  I pulled the virtual machine in a laboratory and all network problems that would be removed to isolate.  Now the VCENTER is shouting at this topic it can't find one of its guests in the vdxp log, but that shouldn't matter.  All Services have been changed for local accounts.  All network and ODBC parameters are able to see the server... aka the server can see.  I didn't remove any software or drivers for the VM (techniques it is my third P2V to the same server for testing reasons)... And the only thing that won't start is always VCENTER SERVER... SSO is started, SQL is launched...

  Also everything remained the same on the virtual machine (DNS, IP, NAME etc etc). Stop the physical and start-up it upward don't show any problems.  Only when its summer P2V would have done that themselves.

  I can't get this number.  Need help.

  Thoughts?

  Thank you

  BostonTechGuy

  In this case, we have finished rebuilding the vCenter and all migrate on.  Wish had better put up-to-date, but ultimately, it's what has been done.

  Thank you

  BostonTechGuy

• Cannot start the vCenter Server Service

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  2013-09 - 03T 21: 34:18.800 + 05:30 [info 03612 'utilvpxdVdb'] [VpxdVdb::SetDBType] connect to DSN: VMware vCenter with username

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  The only other running applications are PerfectDisk and agents of ESET NOD32 - vCenter is in 4.1.  I tried to adjust the vCenter Server and WedAdmin service of delayed start, but that doesn't seem to make a big difference. The following errors are displayed in the case of the newspaper which lead me to think the issue is related to SQL:

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  I need to make a manual backup of the POSTGRES BD because of stale licenses problem.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2054008

  To do this, I need to make a manual backup of the DB before making changes, which requires that I have stop the Server of VMware Services on the device. What are the potential problems with stopping these services?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Hello

  totally safe to restart services vcenter (process vxpd).

  Just the users connected to the vcenter sessions will be abandoned.

  Take a look at this:

  VMware KB: Stop, start or restart of vCenter Server Appliance services

  Best regards

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  I'm having a problem with my server vCenter 4.0. Less than an hour of a reboot, the VMware VirtualCenter Server service stops. If I restart it... It works for about an hour, then stops again. The following event is logged in the system event log. The VMware VirtualCenter Server service stopped with the error service special 2 (0x2).

  I'm SQL2005 Express is using a virtual machine, windows 2003 Std, 1vCPU, 4 Gb RAM Tomcat and SQL use a lot of memory.

  It is a similar problem to the responces you find on google - but not the same thing. My service will stop about an hour after a reboot clean and efficient.

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  If the machine has MSXML Core Services 6.0 installed, remove it before installing

  vCenter Server with the cluster database. If you are unable to delete using the

  Add or remove programs, use the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. See

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• VCenter Server service stopped with the error service special 2 (0x2)

  Hello

  I installed vCenter Server 2.5 5 update on the WIN2003 SP2 server, but after reboot I get this error:

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  Event source: Service Control Manager

  Event category: no

  Event ID: 7024

  Date: 25.09.2009

  Time: 09:19:43

  User: n/a

  Computer: VCSERVER

  Description:

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  Prakash,

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  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1006482

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  I wonder if you could give me an advice to solve this problem.

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