root@vcenter [ ~ ]# service-control --list
vmware-statsmonitor (VMware Appliance Monitoring Service)
vmware-vpxd-svcs (VMware vCenter-Services)
vmdnsd (VMware Domain Name Service)
vmware-vsan-health (VMware VSAN Health Service)
vmware-sca (VMware Service Control Agent)
vmware-cis-license (VMware License Service)
vmware-sps (VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service)
vmware-vmon (VMware Service Lifecycle Manager)
applmgmt (VMware Appliance Management Service)
vsan-dps (VMware VSAN Data Protection Service)
vsphere-client (VMware vSphere Web Client)
vmware-vsm (VMware vService Manager)
pschealth (VMware Platform Services Controller Health Monitor)
vmware-vpostgres (VMware Postgres)
vmware-vpxd (VMware vCenter Server)
vmware-rhttpproxy (VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy)
vmware-netdumper (VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector)
vmware-perfcharts (VMware Performance Charts)
vmware-cm (VMware Component Manager)
vmonapi (VMware Service Lifecycle Manager API)
vmware-analytics (VMware Analytics Service)
vmware-postgres-archiver (VMware Postgres Archiver)
vmware-stsd (VMware Security Token Service)
vmware-vapi-endpoint (VMware vAPI Endpoint)
vmware-sts-idmd (VMware Identity Management Service)
vmdird (VMware Directory Service)
lwsmd (Likewise Service Manager)
vmware-mbcs (VMware Message Bus Configuration Service)
vmware-updatemgr (VMware Update Manager)
vmware-vcha (VMware vCenter High Availability)
vmware-content-library (VMware Content Library Service)
vsphere-ui (VMware vSphere Client)
vmware-pod (VMware Patching and Host Management Service)
vmware-eam (VMware ESX Agent Manager)
vmcam (VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy)
vmcad (VMware Certificate Service)
vmware-imagebuilder (VMware Image Builder Manager)
vmware-rbd-watchdog (VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter)
vmafdd (VMware Authentication Framework)

Stop

service-control --stop vsphere-ui

Start

service-control --start vsphere-ui

vmon-cli doesn't use the same service names like service-control. Get the names with vmon-cli -l

root@vcenter [ ~ ]# vmon-cli -s analytics
Name: analytics
Starttype: DISABLED
RunState: STOPPED
RunAsUser: root
CurrentRunStateDuration(ms): 6055122
HealthState: UNHEALTHY
FailStop: FALSE
MainProcessId: N/A

Automatic start

root@vcenter [ ~ ]# vmon-cli -U content-library -S AUTOMATIC
Completed Service State Update request.

Disable start

root@vcenter [ ~ ]# vmon-cli -U content-library -S DISABLED
Completed Service State Update request.

Use this only in labs and only if you know what you are doing

Stop & disable some services.

• analytics/vmware-analytics (VMware Analytics Service)
• updatemgr/vmware-updatemgr (VMware Update Manager)
• vsan-health/vmware-vsan-health (VMware VSAN Health Service)
• content-library/vmware-content-library (VMware Content Library Service)
• rbd/vmware-rbd-watchdog (VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter)
• perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts (VMware Performance Charts)

Disable services.

for svc in analytics updatemgr vsan-health content-library rbd; do echo -n "${svc}: "; vmon-cli -U ${svc} -S DISABLED; done

Check if services are disabled:

root@vcenter [ ~ ]# for svc in analytics updatemgr vsan-health content-library rbd perfcharts; do echo -n "${svc}: "; vmon-cli -s ${svc} | awk '/Starttype/{print $2}'; done
analytics: DISABLED
vsan-dps: MANUAL
netdumper: MANUAL
updatemgr: DISABLED
vsan-health: DISABLED
content-library: DISABLED
rbd: DISABLED
perfcharts: AUTOMATIC

Stop services.

for svc in vmware-analytics vsan-dps vmware-netdumper vmware-updatemgr vmware-vsan-health vmware-content-library vmware-rbd-watchdog vmware-perfcharts; do echo -n "${svc}: "; service-control --stop ${svc} | head -n 1; done

Check if services are stopped:

root@mfr-vc00 [ ~ ]# for svc in vmware-analytics vsan-dps vmware-netdumper vmware-updatemgr vmware-vsan-health vmware-content-library vmware-rbd-watchdog vmware-perfcharts; do echo -n "${svc}: "; service-control --status ${svc} | head -n 1; done
vmware-analytics: Stopped:
vsan-dps: Stopped:
vmware-netdumper: Stopped:
vmware-updatemgr: Stopped:
vmware-vsan-health: Stopped:
vmware-content-library: Stopped:
vmware-rbd-watchdog: Stopped:
vmware-perfcharts: Running: