ESXi host connectivity issue from vSphere client

The vSphere Client could not connect to x.x.xx. The server x.x.x.x took too long to respond. (The command has timed out as the remote server is taking too long to respond.)

I had above error while connecting Vmware ESXi 5 from vSphere client. I tried by restarting management agents with the following commands on ESXi hosts but didn’t resolve the issue. I assume restarting host also doesn’t resolve this problem.

/etc/init.d/hostd restart
/etc/init.d/vpxa restart

Finally tried executing following command and it resolve the issue. I was able to connect to ESXi host through vSphere client.

services.sh restart

services.sh restart does not impact any of the running Virtual machines on ESXi host

~ # services.sh restart

Running xorg stop

Running wsman stop

Stopping openwsmand

Openwsmand is not running.

Running sfcbd stop

This operation is not supported.

Please use /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop

Running snmpd stop

root: snmpd is not running.

Running sfcbd-watchdog stop

sh: bad number

sh: you need to specify whom to kill

Running vpxa stop

watchdog-vpxa: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9515

vpxa stopped.

Running vobd stop

watchdog-vobd: Terminating watchdog process with PID 8643

vobd stopped

Running dcbd stop

watchdog-dcbd: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9468

Running smartd stop

watchdog-smartd: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9433

smartd stopped

Running lacp stop

watchdog-net-lacp: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9390

Running memscrubd stop

memscrubd is not running

Running cdp stop

watchdog-cdp: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9296

Running slpd stop

Stopping slpd

Running hostd stop

watchdog-hostd: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9194

hostd stopped.

Running sensord stop

sensord is not running

Running storageRM stop

watchdog-storageRM: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9123

storageRM stopped

Running rhttpproxy stop

watchdog-rhttpproxy: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9085

rhttpproxy stopped.

Running lbtd stop

watchdog-net-lbt: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9050

net-lbt stopped

Running usbarbitrator stop

watchdog-usbarbitrator: Terminating watchdog process with PID 9014

usbarbitrator stopped

Running SSH stop

SSH login disabled

VobUserLib_Init failed with -1

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

Errors:

Invalid operation requested: This ruleset is required and connot be disabled

Running DCUI stop

Disabling DCUI logins

VobUserLib_Init failed with -1

Running lwiod stop

Stopping Likewise IO Manager Service...ok

Running netlogond stop

Stopping Likewise Site Affinity Service...ok

Running lsassd stop

Stopping Likewise Identity and Authentication Service...ok

Running ntpd stop

Stopping ntpd

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

Running ntpd restart

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

Starting ntpd

Running lsassd restart

Starting Likewise Identity and Authentication Servicetouch: /var/lock/subsys/lsa                                                                                                                     ssd: No such file or directory

...ok

Running netlogond restart

Starting Likewise Site Affinity Servicetouch: /var/lock/subsys/netlogond: No suc                                                                                                                     h file or directory

...ok

Running lwiod restart

Starting Likewise IO Manager Servicetouch: /var/lock/subsys/lwiod: No such file                                                                                                                      or directory

...ok

Running DCUI restart

Enabling DCUI login: runlevel =

VobUserLib_Init failed with -1

Running SSH restart

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

SSH login enabled

VobUserLib_Init failed with -1

Running usbarbitrator restart

usbarbitrator started

Running lbtd restart

net-lbt started

Running rhttpproxy restart

rhttpproxy started.

Running storageRM restart

storageRM started

Running sensord restart

sensord started

Running hostd restart

hostd started.

Running slpd restart

Starting slpd

Running cdp restart

cdp started

Running memscrubd restart

The checkPages boot option is FALSE, hence memscrubd could not be started.

Running lacp restart

lacp started

Running smartd restart

smartd started

Running dcbd restart

dcbd started

Running vobd restart

vobd started

Running vpxa restart

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

Running sfcbd-watchdog restart

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

Connect to localhost failed: Connection failure

Running snmpd restart

root: snmpd has not been enabled.

Running sfcbd restart

This operation is not supported.

Please use /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog start

Running wsman restart

Starting openwsmand

Running xorg restart

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