Here is the command you would use:

# service mgmt-vmware stop

# service mgmt-vmware start (can take up to 1 minute before fully online) 
OR
# service mgmt-vmware restart

This might be a handy command if you are experiencing problems with your ESX host connecting to the VMware Virtual Center server. Also, if you having problems when “kill -9 ” does not stop a VM guest.

Please see this related VMware discussion topic. Be aware of the specific settings your VM guests MUST have before issuing this command.

From time to time, you will need to start/restart the VMware Management service. Here is the command you would use: # service mgmt-vmware stop # service mgmt-vmware start (can take up to 1 minute before fully online) 
OR # service mgmt-vmware restart This might be a handy command if you are experiencing problems with your [...]