Re: vCenter Server Service Wont Start after P2V

Hi,

According to this KB : VMware KB:    After making a change or restarting vCenter Single Sign-On server system, vCenter Server 5.1.x fails to s…

Can you try this :

To resolve this issue:

1. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and click Run as administrator to open a command prompt as an administrator.
2. Set the Java home.  The default location is C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\jre Type:
   set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\jre
3. In the system where SSO is installed, locate and navigate to the SSO server installation directory. By default, this directory is located at C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\Utils.
4. Run this command:
   
   Note: This command replaces the masterPassword with the SSO Password  (admin@system-domain)rsautil manage-secrets -a recover -m <masterPassword>
5. Restart the SSO service.
6. Restart the VMware VirtualCenter Server service.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Julien.