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4 From the Services list select a manageable service.
5 From the Actions menu select an operation name.
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Restart
n
Start
n
Stop
N Restarting the Content Library Service also restarts the Transfer Service and the OVF Service.
The Content Library Service, the Transfer Service, and the OVF Service run on the same Tomcat server.
Configuring Services in the vSphere Web Client
You can monitor and manage services by using the vSphere Web Client. You can change the seings of only
a few services.
There are slight dierences between the services available for a vCenter Server instance that runs on a
Windows system and those available for vCenter Server Appliance on Linux.
N Only the default values of the service properties have undergone all product testing cycles. Avoid the
usage of nondefault values without guidance from VMware.
N Starting with vSphere 6.5, all vCenter Server services and some Platform Services Controller services
run as child processes of the VMware Service Lifecycle Manager service.
Services that You Can Configure in vCenter Server Appliance
You can use vSphere Web Client to congure the following services in vCenter Server Appliance:
Service Description
Auto Deploy Lets you perform stateless ESXi caching. See “Auto Deploy Service,” on page 53.
Content Library Service Manages OVF templates, ISO images, and scripts for vSphere administrators. See “Content
Library Service,” on page 54.
Transfer Service Provides support for moving content, such as VM templates, scripts, and ISO images across
sites and vCenter Server instances.
N Runs as a child service of the Content Library Service.
For a list of seings you can congure for this service, see “Transfer Service Properties,” on
page 55.
Ovf Service Supports the provisioning of OVF based virtual machines.
N Runs as a child service of the Content Library Service.
For a list of seings you can congure for this service, see “VMware Open Virtualization
Format Service,” on page 56.
ImageBuilder Service Lets you manage and customize Image Proles. See “Image Builder Service,” on page 56.
VMware Performance
Charts Service
Collects and processes statistical performance data for managed entities into reports in image
format that it provides to the vSphere Web Client. See “VMware Performance Charts
Service,” on page 56.
VMware vSphere
Authentication Proxy
Provides support for joining unaended ESXi hosts to an Active Directory domain by using
an account with delegated privileges, enhancing security for PXE-booted hosts and hosts that
are provisioned using Auto Deploy. See “VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy,” on
page 58.
VMware vSphere ESXi
Dump Collector Service
Collects core dumps from remote hosts. See “VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector,” on
page 58.
VMware vSphere Update
Manager Extension
Provides centralized, automated patch and version management for ESXi hosts, virtual
machines, and virtual appliances. See “VMware vSphere Update Manager,” on page 58.
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