The MLC has to find the System Manager. First make sure you can ping the SM from the MLC. If that's okay, then check to ensure the MLC is actually reaching out to the SM. The SM address should be on the MLC under /var/mlc/SMpriorityList.cfg. Should be one line that looks like:
0;90;UNKNOWN;192.168.1.200
Just replace the 192.168.1.200 with your SM IP.
Start the MLC, logged in as root, using /etc/init.d mlc start
Depending on your version, the MLC may tell you if it doesn't see the SM.
Command ps -ef will tell you what processes are running.
Beyond these suggestions, you should check the OSX Service Manual for the full MLC configuration and maybe start from scratch. With VMware, once you get one working, it's not too much hassle to clone it a few times and then make them separate MLC's.
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