vSAN ESA node may PSOD with 'Failed to wait for object exit'

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

This article informs of known issue which can result in a vSAN ESA node PSOD.

Symptoms:
vSAN ESA node running on ESXi 8.0 GA (build:20513097) may PSOD with '<Object UUID>: Failed to wait for object exit.'

Environment

VMware vSAN 8.0.x

Cause

This issue is caused by a deadlock situation between two zDOM resource requests.

Resolution

Restart ESXi host, to avoid re-occurrence, update to ESXi 8.0a Patch (build: 20842819) which includes the fix for this issue.

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
Node may PSOD and need to be restarted.