Re: Unable to start the vCenter / Management Web Services

Hi Julien,

I have tried all of the above, all successful apart from the last password set:

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2014-01-06T11:11:45.461Z [07208 panic 'Default'] Section for VMware VirtualCente

r, pid=7596, version=5.1.0, build=1235232, option=Release

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c:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server>vpxd.exe -p 123456

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mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.204Z [09120 info 'Hooks'] Hooks Initialized

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2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Logging uses fast path: true

2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Handling bora/lib logs with VmaCore facilities

2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager

2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] Current working directory: c:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server

2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] ThreadPool windowsStackImmediateCommit = true

2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] Log path: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs

2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] Initializing SSL

2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [09120 info 'Default'] Vmacore::InitSSL: handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000

2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [07128 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [09120 info 'Libs'] W32Util_RegisterEventLog: Could not open registry key. Error 0.

2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [09120 warning 'Libs'] Failed to initialize event source for VMware VirtualCenter Server.

2014-01-06T11:14:34.083Z [09120 info 'Default'] CoreDump: Writing minidump

2014-01-06T11:14:34.302Z [09120 panic 'Default']

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--> Panic: Failed to do early initialization.

--> Backtrace:

--> backtrace[00] rip 000000018018aafa

--> backtrace[01] rip 0000000180102568

--> backtrace[02] rip 00000001801038de

--> backtrace[03] rip 00000001801a08af

--> backtrace[04] rip 00000001801a0a0c

--> backtrace[05] rip 000000018009a4c3

--> backtrace[06] rip 0000000140cecc6c

--> backtrace[07] rip 0000000140ced2df

--> backtrace[08] rip 00000001413de082

--> backtrace[09] rip 00000000770d652d

--> backtrace[10] rip 000000007730c541

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2014-01-06T11:14:34.317Z [09120 panic 'Default'] (Log recursion level 2) Failed to do early initialization.

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mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.204Z [09120 info 'Hooks'] Hooks Initialized

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Section for VMware VirtualCenter, pid=7368, version=5.1.0, build=1235232, option=Release

mem> -->

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Logging uses fast path: true

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Handling bora/lib logs with VmaCore facilities

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.219Z [09120 info 'Default'] Initialized channel manager

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] Current working directory: c:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 verbose 'ThreadPool'] TaskMax=90, IoMin=1, IoMax=181

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] ThreadPool windowsStackImmediateCommit = true

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] Log path: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\Logs

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:27.235Z [09120 info 'Default'] Initializing SSL

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [09120 info 'Default'] Vmacore::InitSSL: handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [07128 info 'ThreadPool'] Thread enlisted

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [09120 info 'Libs'] W32Util_RegisterEventLog: Could not open registry key. Error 0.

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:28.264Z [09120 warning 'Libs'] Failed to initialize event source for VMware VirtualCenter Server.

mem> 2014-01-06T11:14:34.317Z [09120 panic 'Default'] (Log recursion level 2) Failed to do early initialization.

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2014-01-06T11:14:34.317Z [09120 panic 'Default'] Section for VMware VirtualCenter, pid=7368, version=5.1.0, build=1235232, option=Release

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c:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter Server>