To verify if the ESX Server management service (vmware-hostd) is running:
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Log in as root to your ESX host with an SSH client.
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Run the following command:
ps -ef | grep hostd
The output appears similar to the following if vmware-hostd is running:
[root@server]# ps -ef | grep hostd
root 23204 1 0 15:27 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/vmware-watchdog -s hostd -u 60 -q 5 -c /usr/sbin/hostd-support /usr/sbin/vmware-hostd -u
root 23209 23204 1 15:27 ? 00:04:23 /usr/lib/vmware/hostd/vmware-hostd /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml -u
root 26450 26396 0 20:57 pts/3 00:00:00 grep hostd
[root@server]#
The output appears similar to the following if vmware-hostd is not running:
[root@server]# ps -ef | grep hostd
root 26659 26396 0 21:03 pts/3 00:00:00 grep hostd
[root@server]#