Re: Inventory service can't be started, service status stay in starting,How to resolve it?

Whats the size of the IS DB? If the situation is unresolvable then try resetting the IS db:

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.install.doc_50%2FGUID-EBB03FB7-F1AE-433C-A78D-A0E345EB0986.html

however.. you will lose your storage profiles by resetting the DB. if this is not a concern, then i suggest trying this route.. after taking a backup/snapshot.

Regards

Girish