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Applying the host profiles on an HP box with 10G NetXen fails with the error: msg = "Error during the configuration of the host: Input/output error: Input/output error" (1014373)

Details

If you are using vCenter Server 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 and you apply the host profiles on an HP box with 10G NetXen, you may experience these symptoms:

The vpxd logs contain entries similar to:

[2009-08-13 11:39:11.059 05060 warning 'VpxProfiler'] [VpxdHostSync] GetChanges host:bv-esx03.bvhosting.local (172.29.1.29) took 4990 ms
[2009-08-13 11:39:11.059 05060 info 'App'] [VpxdHostSync] Retrieved host update to 53
[2009-08-13 11:39:11.308 05060 info 'App'] [VpxdMoHost::UpdateConfigInt] Marked bv-esx03.bvhosting.local as dirty.
[2009-08-13 11:39:11.533 05060 info 'App'] [VpxdHostSync] Completed host synchronization
[2009-08-13 11:39:11.533 05060 warning 'VpxProfiler'] InvtHostSyncLRO::StartWork took 5465 ms
[2009-08-13 11:39:11.533 05060 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] -- FINISH task-internal-2933 -- host-1220 -- VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO.Synchronize --
[2009-08-13 11:39:12.178 02016 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] -- BEGIN task-internal-2936 -- host-15 -- VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO.Synchronize --
[2009-08-13 11:39:12.178 02016 info 'App'] [VpxdHostSync] Synchronizing host: bv-esx02.bvhosting.local (172.29.1.28)
[2009-08-13 11:39:12.695 02016 info 'App'] [VpxdHostSync] Retrieved host update to 134469
[2009-08-13 11:39:12.737 02016 info 'App'] [VpxdHostSync] Completed host synchronization
[2009-08-13 11:39:12.737 02016 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] -- FINISH task-internal-2936 -- host-15 -- VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO.Synchronize --
[2009-08-13 11:39:16.070 04824 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] -- BEGIN task-internal-2937 -- host-1220 -- VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO.Synchronize --
[2009-08-13 11:39:16.071 04824 info 'App'] [VpxdHostSync] Synchronizing host: bv-esx03.bvhosting.local (172.29.1.29)
[2009-08-13 11:39:17.902 04748 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] -- FINISH task-3962 -- -- vim.profile.host.ProfileManager.applyHostConfiguration -- CB443FB2-4E9C-41CC-B04D-CE95D413BC57(FE9C1FA9-E62F-445D-A28E-80
1A1CFDDB79)
[2009-08-13 11:39:17.903 04748 info 'App'] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-3962 -- -- vim.profile.host.ProfileManager.applyHostConfiguration: vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault:
(vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault) {
   dynamicType = <unset>,
   faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
   text = "Input/output error: Input/output error",
   msg = "Error during the configuration of the host: Input/output error: Input/output error",
The /var/log/messages file contains entries similar to:

Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.018 46D5BD90 info 'TaskManager'] Task Created : haTask-ha-host-vim.host.NetworkSystem.updatePhysicalNicLinkSpeed-161
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.053 46D5BD90 error 'NetworkProvider'] DoSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed: Input/output error: Input/output error
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.054 46D5BD90 info 'App'] AdapterServer caught exception: vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.054 46FDFB90 info 'DvsTracker'] Registered DVPortgroup DVPG-be cb 06 50 a3 bd 7f d0-bb 57 90 f3 e3 73 af 04-dvportgroup-93
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.055 46D5BD90 info 'TaskManager'] Task Completed : haTask-ha-host-vim.host.NetworkSystem.updatePhysicalNicLinkSpeed-161 Status error
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.055 46FDFB90 verbose 'DvsTracker'] AddDVPortgroupEntry : dvs be cb 06 50 a3 bd 7f d0-bb 57 90 f3 e3 73 af 04 portgroup dvportgroup-95
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.056 46D5BD90 info 'Vmomi'] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0x47a2b8f0] : Invoke done [updatePhysicalNicLinkSpeed] on [vim.host.NetworkSystem:networkSystem]
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.057 46D5BD90 verbose 'Vmomi'] Arg device: "vmnic2"
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.058 46D5BD90 verbose 'Vmomi'] Arg linkSpeed:
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.059 46D5BD90 info 'Vmomi'] Throw vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault
Aug 13 10:39:29 Hostd: [2009-08-13 10:39:29.059 46D5BD90 info 'Vmomi'] Result: (vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault) { dynamicType = <unset>, faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null, text = "Input/
output error: Input/output error", msg = "",
Aug 13 10:39:29 }
The esxcfg-nics.422871.txt file contains this information:

Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
vmnic0 03:00.00 bnx2x Up 1000Mbps Full 00:23:7d:5d:e1:60 1500 Broadcom Corporation NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-C Adapter
vmnic1 03:00.01 bnx2x Up 1000Mbps Full 00:23:7d:5d:e1:64 1500 Broadcom Corporation NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-C Adapter
vmnic2 0e:00.02 nx_nic Up 10000Mbps Full 00:1c:c4:0e:53:f4 1500 NetXen NetXen Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction Adapter for c-Class
vmnic3 0e:00.03 nx_nic Up 10000Mbps Full 00:1c:c4:0e:53:f6 1500 NetXen NetXen Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction Adapter for c-Class

Solution

This issue is resolved in vCenter Server 4.0 Update 2. For more information, see Server Configuration in the Resolved Issues section of the vCenter Server 4.0 Update 2 Release Notes.

You can download vCenter Server 4.0 Update 2 from the VMware vCenter Server 4.1 and modules Download Center.

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