VMware ESXi 6.0.0 [Releasebuild-3620759] host experiences a purple diagnostic screen after a virtual machine is stuck in a reboot loop
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Article ID: 324926
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VMware vSphere ESXi
VMware NSX
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
After a period of time when a virtual machine is stuck on a reboot loop, you experience these symptoms:
- The ESXi 6.0.x host running the affected virtual machine fails with a purple diagnostic screen.
- The purple diagnostic screen contains entries similar to:
Backtrace for current CPU #xx, worldID=xxxxx, rbp=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn][email protected]#1.0.0.0+0xe
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn][email protected]#v2_3_0_0+0x3e
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]IOChain_Resume@vmkernel#nover+0x210
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]PortOutput@vmkernel#nover+0xae
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]EtherswitchForwardLeafPortsQuick@<None>#<None>+0x136
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]EtherswitchPortDispatch@<None>#<None>+0x13bb
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]Port_InputResume@vmkernel#nover+0x17b
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]Net_AcceptRxList@vmkernel#nover+0x115
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]NetPollWorldCallback@vmkernel#nover+0x12f
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]WorldletProcessQueue@vmkernel#nover+0x488
0xnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnn]WorldletBHHandler@vmkernel#nover+0x60
Note: For additional symptoms, see the Additional Information section.
Environment
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.x
Cause
This issue occurs due to race condition in dvfilter create/destroy events created by the virtual machine stuck in a reboot loop.
Resolution
This issue is resolved in VMware ESXi 6.0 Patch 04 (Build 4600944) and later releases
To work around this issue if you do not want to upgrade, power off the affected virtual machine.
Additional Information
You experience these additional symptoms:
- In the /var/log/vmkernel.log file of the affected ESXi host, you see entries similar to:
2017-03-31T11:14:33.259Z cpu8:33688)WARNING: dvfilter-switch-security: SwSecDestroyFilter:471: nic-169199264-eth0-dvfilter-generic-vmware-swsec.1: Filter deleted: dvfg = 0x4309792a8f20 secFilter =
2017-03-31T11:14:36.638Z cpu8:33688)WARNING: dvfilter-switch-security: SwSecCreateFilter:356: nic-169199264-eth0-dvfilter-generic-vmware-swsec.1: Filter created: dvfg = 0x4309792a8f20 secFilter = 0
2017-03-31T11:14:36.638Z cpu8:33688)WARNING: dvfilter-switch-security: SwSecConfigFeatures:453: nic-169199264-eth0-dvfilter-generic-vmware-swsec.1: featuresEnabled = 0x4: Configured successfully
Note: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.
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