Hi, we're experiencing a problem on our Vcenter, we're using ESX 4.1 U1 .
The service goes down and Windows 2008 tells :
"The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 300000 milliseconds: Restart the service."
Searching the KB we found good advices and this is what we've already done:
-Compact the SQL Database, and change transaction logging mode.
-Search for vms with snapshots unstable or more than 20 ( none of them were found)
-Reinstall vcenter and import old settings.
-Reinstall vcenter clean install and move ESX nodes.
-Update vcenter to 4.1 U2.
-Disconnect cd/dvd drives on vmachines.
None of those seem to work.
If we make a esx management services restart :
service mgmt-vmware restart
service vmware-vpxa restart
Some times the server is up for a week, some times for an our, but once service goes down it won't come up unless we restart management services.
I've tried to restart services esx per esx, to find a "broken" ESX, but each time a different ESX may cause the failure.
Last recovery caused vcenter license to get missed, so we have the license but the vcenter entered in evaluation mode, even though we reassing the license, once we refresh, it returns to evaluation mode. The license key was entered on instalation procedure and was working till yesterday.
So after 4 vcenter reinstall and lots of test dones, i need some help.
vcenter logs during last night failure attached.
Regards.
Lluis