ESX management service

Login to the vSphere Client.

Note: If your ESXi or ESX host is already disconnected proceed to step 5.

Right click on the ESXi or ESX host in the Inventory.
Click Disconnect.

Note: A Disconnect Host task appears in the Recent Tasks pane.

Wait until the task status changes to Complete.
Right click on the ESXi or ESX host from the Inventory.
Click Connect.
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Restart Management agents in ESXi Using Direct Console User Interface (DCUI):
Connect to the console of your ESXi host.
Press F2 to customize the system.
Log in as root.
Use the Up/Down arrows to navigate to Troubleshooting Options > Restart Management Agents.
Press Enter.
Press F11 to restart the services.
When the service restarts, press Enter.
Press Esc to log out.
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To verify if the ESX management service (vmware-hostd) is running:
Log in as root to your ESX host with an SSH client. For more information, see Connecting to an ESX host using a SSH client (1019852).
Run this command:

ps -ef | grep hostd | grep -v grep
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