ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 Vmkernel log reports "Tcpip_Vmk: get connection stats failed with error code 195887136"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• The vmkernel log reports similar messages:

2018-01-01T15:29:56.509Z cpu43:13012771)Tcpip_Vmk: 129: get connection pkt trace failed with error code 195887136
2018-01-01T15:29:56.509Z cpu43:13012771)Tcpip_Vmk: 96: get connection stats failed with error code 195887136

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7

Cause

This log message is a connection trace left in memory log. This message can be safely ignored.

Resolution

Resolved in vSphere 7.0. The incorrect logged error message is removed.