Always test changes in a non-production environment first and follow your organization’s change management procedures.

service-control --stop vpxd service-control --start vpxd Note: In some older versions, the command might be service vmware-vpxd restart .

If you manage a VMware vSphere environment, you’ve likely encountered a moment of dread: you open the vSphere Client, try to connect to vCenter Server, and after a long pause, you’re met with the error:

vCenter Server uses secure TLS connections. Over time, especially in environments with many automated tasks, scripts, or integrated services, the SSL session cache can become full or corrupted. When a new client tries to connect, vCenter struggles to negotiate a new secure session, eventually giving up and returning the dreaded “Operation timed out.”