In the ESXi var/log/vmkernel.logyou will see entries as below
2019-11-12T05:17:46.961Z cpu6:2097292)qfle3: qfle3_rq_alloc:325: [vmnic1] Rxq 2 is leading RSS with 4 RSS queues. [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.972Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: ecore_queue_comp_cmd:4932: Bad MC reply 1 for queue 2 in state 1 pending 0x0, next_state 9 [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.972Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: qfle3_sp_event:18842: [vmnic1] unexpected completion (1) on fp[2] [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.973Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: ecore_queue_comp_cmd:4932: Bad MC reply 10 for queue 2 in state 1 pending 0x2, next_state 2 [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.973Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: qfle3_sp_event:18842: [vmnic1] unexpected completion (6) on fp[2] [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.973Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: ecore_queue_comp_cmd:4932: Bad MC reply 7 for queue 2 in state 1 pending 0x2, next_state 2 [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.973Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: qfle3_sp_event:18842: [vmnic1] unexpected completion (2) on fp[2] [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.973Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: ecore_queue_comp_cmd:4932: Bad MC reply 9 for queue 2 in state 1 pending 0x2, next_state 2 [7m2019-11-12T05:17:46.973Z cpu1:2097828)WARNING: qfle3: qfle3_sp_event:18842: [vmnic1] unexpected completion (7) on fp[2]
Note:The preceding log excerpts are only examples.Date,time and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.
Cause
This occurs due to driver version mismatch that are loaded other than qfle3.
Resolution
Upgrade or Install the below version qfle3 drivers to fix the issue
Workaround: To workaround this issue disable qfle3i,qfle3f and qcnic. Use the following command and reboot the ESXi host. esxcfg-module -d qfle3i esxcfg-module -d qfle3f esxcfg-module -d qcnic