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  • 1.  Unable to start service vmware-invsvc

    Posted Feb 27, 2020 03:40 AM

    INFO:root:Service: vmware-invsvc, Action: start

    Service: vmware-invsvc, Action: start

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.474Z   Running command: ['/sbin/chkconfig', u'vmware-invsvc']

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.546Z   Done running command

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.547Z   Running command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'status']

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.724Z   Done running command

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.724Z   Running command: ['/sbin/chkconfig', '--force', u'vmware-invsvc', 'on']

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.799Z   Done running command

    2020-02-27T02:59:15.800Z   Running command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'start']

    2020-02-27T02:59:27.762Z   Done running command

    2020-02-27T02:59:27.763Z   Invoked command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'start']

    2020-02-27T02:59:27.763Z   RC = 1

    Stdout = Starting VMware Inventory Service...

    Waiting for VMware Inventory Service..............

    WARNING: VMware Inventory Service may have failed to start.

    Stderr =

    2020-02-27T02:59:27.763Z   {

        "resolution": null,

        "detail": [

            {

                "args": [

                    "Command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'start']\nStderr: "

                ],

                "id": "install.ciscommon.command.errinvoke",

                "localized": "An error occurred while invoking external command : 'Command: ['/sbin/service', u'vmware-invsvc', 'start']\nStderr: '",

                "translatable": "An error occurred while invoking external command : '%(0)s'"

            }

        ],

        "componentKey": null,

        "problemId": null

    }

    ERROR:root:Unable to start service vmware-invsvc, Exception: {

        "resolution": null,

        "detail": [

            {

                "args": [

                    "vmware-invsvc"

                ],

                "id": "install.ciscommon.service.failstart",

                "localized": "An error occurred while starting service 'vmware-invsvc'",

                "translatable": "An error occurred while starting service '%(0)s'"

            }

        ],

        "componentKey": null,

        "problemId": null

    }

    Unable to start service vmware-invsvc, Exception: {

        "resolution": null,

        "detail": [

            {

                "args": [

                    "vmware-invsvc"

                ],

                "id": "install.ciscommon.service.failstart",

                "localized": "An error occurred while starting service 'vmware-invsvc'",

                "translatable": "An error occurred while starting service '%(0)s'"

            }

        ],

        "componentKey": null,

        "problemId": null

    }



  • 2.  RE: Unable to start service vmware-invsvc

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 27, 2020 03:58 AM

    Check below KB article,

    VMware Knowledge Base

    Please confirm we have similar log entries before performing the steps.



  • 3.  RE: Unable to start service vmware-invsvc

    Posted Feb 28, 2020 07:54 AM

    Are you still facing the issue?

    If yes, Please paste the inventory logs over here for further help. You can find the logs under the below path

    /var/log/vmware/invsvc