VirtualCenter Server Service failed to start

Re: VirtualCenter Server Service failed to start

2. Feb 22, 2008 4:39 AM in response to: alize77

matt-brewster

79 posts since
Apr 12, 2007

This occurs because the VC service starts before the SQL service is up. What you need to do is make the VC service depend on the SQL service, then it will wait for it to start before it does.

To do this, open the registry and go to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vpxd. Double click the "DependsOnService" entry and add the name of the SQL service to the bottom of the list. It's most likely MSSQLSERVER.

Matt