In the vSphere Client, you can start, stop, or restart the services that are running in the vCenter Server Appliance.

Prerequisites

Verify that the user you use to log in to the vCenter Server instance is a member of the SystemConfiguration.Administrators group in the vCenter Single Sign-On domain.

Procedure

  1. Use the vSphere Client to log in as administrator@your_domain_name to the vCenter Server instance in the vCenter Server Appliance.
  2. On the vSphere Client main page, click Administration > Deployment > System Configuration.
  3. Under System Configuration, select a node from the list.
  4. Click Reboot Node.