Start, Stop, or Restart the vSphere Auto Deploy Service

You can start, stop, or restart the Auto Deploy service in the vCenter Server Management Interface.

To start, stop, and restart services in vCenter Server, you use the vCenter Server Management Interface.

Prerequisites

Verify that you have a root access to the vCenter Server Management Interface.

Procedure

1. Log in to the vCenter Server Management Interface, https://IP-address-or-FQDN:5480.
2. Click Services.
   The Services pane displays a table of all installed services. You can sort them by name, startup type, health, and state.
3. Select the Auto Deploy service and select your action.
   The available actions depend on whether the Auto Deploy service is already running or not.
   • Click Restart to restart the service.

     Restarting the service requires confirmation and might lead to the Auto Deploy functionality becoming temporarily unavailable.

   • Click Start to start the service.
   • Click Stop to stop the service.

     Stopping the service requires confirmation.