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vSphere Installation and Setup
VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start
When you reboot the vCenter Server machine after installing vCenter Server, the VMware VirtualCenter
Management Webservices service does not start.
Problem
The VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service does not start automatically.
Cause
This problem can occur when vCenter Server and the database are installed on the same machine.
Solution
Start the service manually.
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Select Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > VMware VirtualCenter
Management Webservices and start the service. The machine might require several minutes to start the
service.
Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows
You should back up the Inventory Service database as part of your regular vCenter Server database
administration.
To move the Inventory Service database to a different host machine, back up the database on the source
machine and restore the database on the destination machine. Your vCenter Server database administration
should also include regular backups of your vCenter Server database. See the vendor documentation for
your vCenter server database type.
Prerequisites
Consult your database administrator about backing up and restoring databases.
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Verify that you have system administrator privileges to perform backup or restore operations.
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Procedure
1
On the source machine, stop the Inventory Service.
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From the Windows Administrative Tools control panel, select Services.
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Right-click VMware vCenter Inventory Service and select Stop.
The Status changes from Started to blank.
2
On the source machine, open the command prompt in the vCenter Server and change the directory to
vCenter_Server_installation_directory\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\scripts
3
Run the following command at the prompt to back up the Inventory Service database.
backup.bat -file backup_file_name
When the backup operation finishes, the message
Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Windows
You can restore a backup of your Inventory Service database for disaster recovery, after a vCenter Server
upgrade, or to move the database to a new machine.
The machine that you back up the database from is the source machine. The machine that you restore the
database to is the destination machine.
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Backup completed successfully
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appears.
VMware, Inc.
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