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Chapter 3 Starting and Stopping the VMware Infrastructure Components
ThefollowingsectionsdiscussstartingandstoppingelementsrelatedtoVirtualCenter:
 “VerifyingThatVirtualCenterServerStarted”onpage 37
 “RestartingtheVirtualCenterServer”onpage 37
 “StoppingtheVirtualCenterServer”onpage 38
Verifying That VirtualCenter Server Started
VirtualCenterisaservice,soproceedtoyourWindowsserviceslistandverifythatthe
servicestarted.
To verify that the VirtualCenter Server is running
1GototheServicesdisplayforyourversionofWindows.
Forexample,selectControlPanel>AdministrativeTools>Services.Click
VMwareInfrastructureServer.
TheStatuscolumnindicateswhethertheservicestarted.
2Right‐click
theVMwareInfrastructureServerandchooseProperties.Inthe
VMwareVirtualCenterServicesPropertiesdialogbox,clicktheGeneraltaband
viewtheservicestatus.
Restarting the VirtualCenter Server
TheVirtualCenterServerservicestartswhenthemachineonwhichitisinstalledis
booted.IfyouhavemanuallystoppedtheVirtualCenterServerserviceormuststartit
foranyreason,performthestepsbelow.
To restart the VirtualCenter Server through Windows Services
1GototheServicesdisplayforyourversionofWindows.
Forexample,selectControlPanel>
AdministrativeTools>Services.Click
VMwareInfrastructureServer.
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OTEWhenVirtualCenterisinstalled,allusersinthelocalmachine’sAdministrators
groupareassignedtheAdministratorrolewithfullprivilegesintheVirtualCenter
environment.AVirtualCenterAdministratormustsetpermissionsforallother
VirtualCenterusers.See“AssigningAccessPermissions”onpage 275foradditional
information.