Async smartpqi driver may flood the vmkernel logs with "DEVICE Reset in Progress"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

When using async smartpqi driver versions 65.4054.2.118, 67.4054.2.118, and 70.4054.2.118 on ESXi  reports the following message on vmkernel.log: 

pqisrc_reject_if_device_unavailable:1361: DEVICE Reset in Progress(CX:TX:LX)

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.x
VMware ESXi 6.7.x

Cause

This issue is caused when the async smartpqi driver with version xx.4054.2.118 will log "DEVICE Reset in Progress" for every new I/O command when the device is performing a LUN reset.

Resolution

This is a known issue.

Currently, there is no resolution.

For more information  contact HPE and refer to HPE Advisory.


Workaround:
To workaround this issue, Do not send LUN reset command to hot devices.