How to disable the CIM agent on the ESX/ESXi host

To disable the CIM agent on an ESX host:

1. Log in to the ESX host as root.
2. Run these commands:service sfcbd stopchkconfig sfcbd-watchdog offchkconfig sfcbd off
   Note: Changing the chkconfig disables the sfcbd service and is persistent across reboots.To re-enable the CIM agent on the ESX host, run these commands: 

service sfcbd start

chkconfig sfcbd-watchdog on

chkconfig sfcbd on

Note: To check the status of the agent on ESX, run the below command.

service sfcbd status

To disable the CIM agent on an ESXi host: 

1. Log in to the ESXi host in the Tech Support Mode as root
2. Run these commands:chkconfig sfcbd-watchdog off
   chkconfig sfcbd off
   /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stopNote: Changing the chkconfig disables the sfcbd service and is persistent across reboots.
   
   To re-enable the CIM agent on the ESXi host, run these commands:chkconfig sfcbd-watchdog on
   chkconfig sfcbd on
   /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog startNote: To check the status of the agent on ESXi, run the below command.
   
   /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog status
   
   
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