ESXi vmkernel and vmkwarning logs are filled with the alert: "WARNING: VmkMgmtSyncEventIoctl - unable to validate header"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• In the vmkernel log, you may see similar entries:
  
  WARNING: VmkMgmtSyncEventIoctl - unable to validate header
   
• This affects other logs accuracy as the above message appear so frequently that all other logging is drowned out and rotated.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware ESXi 6.5.x

Cause

This issue occurs on any HPE ProLiant server running HP VMware Customized images. Also, This issue occurs on PowerEdge servers with HBA330 running ESXi 6.5 U1, if the server is in VSAN cluster configuration.

 

 

Resolution

This is not a VMware issue.

For HP

To resolve this issue, see HP CUSTOMER ADVISORY - Document ID: c04930510 for instructions on recommended driver/firmware combination.

For Dell

You can ignore this warning message.

For more information, see VMware vSphere 6.5.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Release Notes.

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Additional Information

ESXi vmkernel 和 vmkwarning 日志中充满警示“WARNING: VmkMgmtSyncEventIoctl - unable to validate header”
ESXi vmkernel と vmkwarning ログが次のアラートで埋められる：「警告：VmkMgmtSyncEventIoctl - ヘッダーを検証できません（WARNING: VmkMgmtSyncEventIoctl - unable to validate header）」