How to Stop, Start or Restart vCenter Server 6.x Services (2109881)

1. Log in as an administrator to the server that is running vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller.

2. Open an administrative command prompt.

3. Run this command to change to the vCenter Server and/or Platform Services Controller installation directory:

cd C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin

service-control --start --all