Powering on a VM (from vCenter, direct UI, or shell) causes the host to disconnect from vCenter and Hostd to restart.
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Article ID: 316555
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- Powering on a VM (from vCenter, direct UI, or shell) causes the host to disconnect from vCenter and UI services to restart.
- It also creates /var/core/hostd-worker-zdump.000
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Cause
- This usually happens because of an invalid entry in the VM's configuration file (VMX).
- In some cases you may find sched.swap.derivedName = " "
- Sometimes this can be caused by the source ova/ovf (by 3rd party).
Resolution
- Check the VM's VMX file for any invalid or unusual attributes.
- Take a backup from the VMX file before making any edits.
- Edit the VM's .vmx file and add # at the beginning of the invalid attribute to comment it out.
- Example: #sched.swap.derivedName = " "
Additional Information
Impact/Risks:
Impacts:
- Cannot power on the VM in question.
- Each time you power on this VM "Hostd" service will crash.
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