nsx-exporter process crash on ESXi host causes an NSX alarm, Application on NSX node <hostname> has crashed
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Article ID: 312614
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VMware NSX
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Alarms reported for application crashes on ESXi transport nodes.
Logs similar to the below observed on the ESXi host in /var/run/log/vobd.log
2024-04-02T18:52:43.225Z In(14) vobd[2098026]: [UserWorldCorrelator] 213546302089us: [vob.uw.core.dumped] /usr/lib64/vmware/nsx-exporter/nsx-exporter(2101503) /var/core/nsx-exporter-zdump.000 2024-04-02T18:52:43.225Z In(14) vobd[2098026]: [UserWorldCorrelator] 213543013185us: [esx.problem.application.core.dumped] An application (/usr/lib64/vmware/nsx-exporter/nsx-exporter) running on ESXi host has crashed (1 time(s) so far). A core file may have been created at /var/core/nsx-exporter-zdump.000.
Logs similar to the below will be observed on the ESXi host in /var/run/logs/vmkernel.log