Symptoms:
- VPXD service crashes during backup via third-party backup solution
- The issue occurs after upgrade of software by that solution
In the vpxd.log file, you see entries similar to (Avamar used as example):
2020-03-19T14:44:16.762Z info vpxd[43837] [Originator@6876 sub=ViewManager opID=141e919a] Duplicate container view for Object : group-d1 [
--> user - VSPHERE.LOCAL\Avamar
--> session - 522ed27e-7545-7381-5d0c-612dfb07161e
--> IP - 10.x.x.x
--> Number of duplicates - 50567]
2020-03-19T14:44:16.764Z info vpxd[43837] [Originator@6876 sub=vpxLro opID=141e919a] [VpxLRO] -- FINISH lro-1721828
2020-03-19T14:44:16.803Z info vpxd[43913] [Originator@6876 sub=ViewManager opID=362b12b3] Duplicate container view for Object : group-d1 [
--> user - VSPHERE.LOCAL\Avamar
--> session - 522ed27e-7545-7381-5d0c-612dfb07161e
--> IP - 10.x.x.x
--> Number of duplicates - 50568]
2020-03-19T14:44:16.819Z info vpxd[43913] [Originator@6876 sub=vpxLro opID=362b12b3] [VpxLRO] -- FINISH lro-1721860
2020-03-19T14:44:16.847Z info vpxd[43839] [Originator@6876 sub=ViewManager opID=7677d890] Duplicate container view for Object : group-d1 [
--> user - VSPHERE.LOCAL\Avamar
--> session - 522ed27e-7545-7381-5d0c-612dfb07161e
--> IP - 10.2.x.x
--> Number of duplicates - 50569]
2020-03-19T14:44:16.985Z error vpxd[43808] [Originator@6876 sub=Memory checker] Current value 3972748 exceeds hard limit 3961856. Shutting down process.
2020-03-19T14:44:17.099Z panic vpxd[43808] [Originator@6876 sub=Default]
-->
--> Panic: Memory exceeds hard limit. Panic
--> Backtrace:
--> [backtrace begin] product: VMware VirtualCenter, version: 6.7.0, build: build-14792544, tag: vpxd, cpu: x86_64, os: linux, buildType: release
--> backtrace[00] libvmacore.so[0x002B00F8]: Vmacore::System::Stacktrace::CaptureFullWork(unsigned int)
--> backtrace[01] libvmacore.so[0x001B2624]: Vmacore::System::SystemFactory::CreateBacktrace(Vmacore::Ref<Vmacore::System::Backtrace>&)
--> backtrace[02] libvmacore.so[0x002AE2CE]
--> backtrace[03] libvmacore.so[0x002AE3AE]: Vmacore::PanicExit(char const*)
--> backtrace[04] libvmacore.so[0x001B6242]: Vmacore::System::ResourceChecker::DoCheck()
--> backtrace[05] libvmacore.so[0x0027F095]
--> backtrace[06] libvmacore.so[0x00236F71]
--> backtrace[07] libvmacore.so[0x0023723A]
--> backtrace[08] libvmacore.so[0x002B569D]
--> backtrace[09] libpthread.so.0[0x000073D4]
--> backtrace[10] libc.so.6[0x000E8EDD]
--> [backtrace end]
Note: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment