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

How to clear VMware IPMI System Event Log

1. Open vCenter Server using vSphere Client.
2. In the vCenter inventory, select the ESX/ESXi host.
3. Click the Hardware Status tab.
4. Click System Event log under View and click the Reset Event log option. The red alert is removed from the System Event log.
5. Click the Reset Sensors option to reset the host sensors.

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