Message "VMX has left the building"
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Message "VMX has left the building"

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Article ID: 311503

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

This article explains the causes of this message.

At the end of the vmware.log file, located in the virtual machine directory, you see this message:

VMX has left the building: 0

Environment

  • VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 9.0

Resolution

This is an informational message and is caused by powering off a Virtual Machine or performing a vMotion of the Virtual Machine to a new host. It can be safely ignored.