Platform Services in
the
EnvironmentLast Updated December 19, 2024
The
registers its services with the
, but in some situations you might be unable to use the
Lookup Service registration. In those situations, you must access an appliance
endpoint directly.
A direct connection to the
can become necessary in configurations where the
is embedded in the appliance. When the appliance
is being restored from a backup, or when the embedded Lookup Service is
restarting, you might be unable to look up the appliance's service
registration.
For more information about
embedded or external
configurations, see
vSphere Deployment Configurations.
For more information about
backup and restore operations, see
Maintenance of the.