Restart Service
If vSphere APIs begin with /rest (vs /api), any maps are consumed/returned instead as arrays of objects, each containing a key and a value property field.
Restarts a service
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/services/{service}/restart
Parameters
Parameters
string
service
Required
identifier of the service to restart
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.services.Service.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
Example: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/services/{service}/restart
Errors
409
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the operation is denied in the current state of the service. If a stop or start operation is in progress, issuing a restart operation will lead to this error.
if a restart operation is issued on a service which has startup type DISABLED
504
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.timed_out : if any timeout occurs during the execution of the restart operation.
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the service associated with service does not exist. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if any other error occurs during the execution of the operation.
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