ESXi 6.0 Update 2 host fails with a PSOD error mentioning Vmxnet3VMKDevRxWithLock
Article ID: 317979
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- The ESXi 6.0 Update 2 host fails with a purple diagnostic screen.
- You see the backtrace:
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]PanicvPanicInt@vmkernel#nover+0x37e
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]Panic_NoSaveNoReturn@vmkernel#nover+0x4d
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]Int6_UD2Assert@vmkernel#nover+0x12c
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]gate_entry_@vmkernel#nover+0x0
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]Vmxnet3VMKDevRxWithLock@vmkernel#nover+0x1f2f
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]Vmxnet3VMKDevRx@vmkernel#nover+0x2df
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]IOChain_Resume@vmkernel#nover+0x210
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]PortOutput@vmkernel#nover+0xae
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]EtherswitchForwardLeafPortsQuick@<None>#<None>+0x136
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]EtherswitchPortDispatch@<None>#<None>+0x5ec
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]Port_InputResume@vmkernel#nover+0x17b
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]Net_AcceptRxList@vmkernel#nover+0x115
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]NetPollWorldCallback@vmkernel#nover+0x12f
0xhhhhhhhhhhhh:[0xhhhhhhhhhhhh]CpuSched_StartWorld@vmkernel#nover+0xa2
- The virtual machines have Large Receive Offload (LRO) for VMXNET3 NICs enabled.
- The virtual machine is running on hardware version 11.
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
Resolution
This is a known issue affecting ESXi 6.0 Update 2.
This issue is resolved in VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201605001. For more information, see VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201605001 (2136186).
This issue is resolved in VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201605001. For more information, see VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201605001 (2136186).
To work around this issue, use one of these options:
- Disable hardware LRO for VMXNET3 on the ESXi host by changing the advanced configuration option /Net/Vmxnet3HwLRO to 0. For more information, see Configuring advanced options for ESXi/ESX (1038578).
Notes:- Software LRO is enabled for VMXNET3 when hardware LRO is disabled.
- This also can be set with this esxcli command:
esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/Vmxnet3HwLRO -i 0
For more information about accessing the Shell, see Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.0 (2004746).
- Revert the ESXi host to a previously install version. For more information, see Reverting to a previous version of ESXi (1033604).
Additional Information
Reverting to a previous version of ESXi
Configuring advanced options for ESXi/ESX
Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.x
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 ホストが次のエラーを含む紫の診断画面で失敗する：Vmxnet3VMKDevRxWithLock および Vmxnet3VMKDevRx
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 主机故障，显示紫色诊断屏幕错误
VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch ESXi600-201608401-BG: Updates esx-base, vsanhealth, vsan VIBs
Der ESXi 6.0 Update 2-Host fällt mit einem violetten Diagnosebildschirm aus, und es wird folgende Fehlermeldung angezeigt: Vmxnet3VMKDevRxWithLock und Vmxnet3VMKDevRx
Configuring advanced options for ESXi/ESX
Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x and 6.x
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 ホストが次のエラーを含む紫の診断画面で失敗する：Vmxnet3VMKDevRxWithLock および Vmxnet3VMKDevRx
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 主机故障，显示紫色诊断屏幕错误
VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch ESXi600-201608401-BG: Updates esx-base, vsanhealth, vsan VIBs
Der ESXi 6.0 Update 2-Host fällt mit einem violetten Diagnosebildschirm aus, und es wird folgende Fehlermeldung angezeigt: Vmxnet3VMKDevRxWithLock und Vmxnet3VMKDevRx
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