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  • 1.  VCSA 7 - Services Will Not Start (ErrCode: 104)

    Posted Dec 21, 2021 05:09 PM

    vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3a (7.0.3.00100) rebooted, and now services will not start.  When running the command service-control --start --all the following occurs:

     

    Performing start operation on profile: ALL....

    Successfully started service vmware-vmon

    Service-Control failed.  Error: Failed to start services in profile ALL.  RC=4, stderr=Read error.  ErrCode: 104

     

    I can not find any KBs that reference this error code.  I see mention of checking if services are masked as outlined in this KB (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/50121710).  This is 6.7 and was not restored from any backup, but all of the services are indeed masked.  If I follow this KB, services do not start and I get the same error.  

     

    If I try to start a service manually, get the same error:

    Service-Control failed.  Error: Error: startType of svc: applmgmt rc : 4 stdout:  stderr=Read error.  ErrCode: 104

     



  • 2.  RE: VCSA 7 - Services Will Not Start (ErrCode: 104)

    Posted Dec 21, 2021 07:06 PM

    Worked with Tech Support, found a duplicate file in /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles:

    vsphere-ui.json

    vsphere-ui.json.orig 

     

    Removed the .orig file and services started.



  • 3.  RE: VCSA 7 - Services Will Not Start (ErrCode: 104)

    Posted Jul 14, 2022 07:28 AM

    had same issue and resolved by removing a backup of vsphere-ui.json called vsphere-ui.json.bak - thanks