VMware:- Blade Reset & Host d service restart

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Blade Reset - 

Connect-HPOVMgmt -Hostname OV-NAME

$enc = Get-HPOVEnclosure -Name Enclosure-Name
Reset-HPOVEnclosuredevice -Enclosure $enc -DeviceID 7 (Bay) -component Device -Efuse

root 
root credentials

Restart the ESXi host daemon and vCenter Agent services using these commands:

 

/etc/init.d/hostd restart

/etc/init.d/vpxa restart

 

Host d service restart - 


To restart all management agents on the host, run the command:

 

Enable SSH and login to Esxi host via CLI and run the below command: 


services.sh restart



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