What After rebooted the Windows Server 2008, vCentre server failed to start;
- the vSphere client cannot connect to vCenter Server
- remote desktop connect to the vCenter Server and found that VirtualCenter Server service did not start, even manually restart it, still fail
- found a Microsoft Windows Event error in the system log - The Event properties - Event 7024, Service Control Manager
- The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated with service-specific error The system cannot find the file specified.
- If vCenter Server is using Microsoft SQL, the
vpxd.log
shows the error:
ODBC error: (08001) - [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBMSLPCN]SQL Server does not exist or access denied
Solution / Fix
The password accessing the VCDV could be corrupted; need reset
Click Start, then type
cmd
in the search box.- When
cmd.exe
appears, right-click it and choose Run as administrator. The command prompt window opens. - Navigate to the directory in which vCenter Server is installed:
- In VirtualCenter 2.0.x, it is installed by default in:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter 2.0\
- In VirtualCenter 2.5.x, vCenter Server 4.x and 5.x, it is installed by default in:
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server\
- In VirtualCenter 2.0.x, it is installed by default in:
- Run the command:
vpxd.exe -p
- When prompted, enter the new password and press Enter.
- Retype the pasword and press Enter again to complete the password change.
Note: You must change the password through the command line, as it is encrypted in the registry.
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