The vmkernel log reports the warning: NFS: 4760: Can't find call with serial number 2148401245

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• The vmkernel log reports the warning:
  
  WARNING: NFS: 4760: Can't find call with serial number 2148401245
   
• In the vmkernel log file, you see messages similar to:
  
  Aug 9 18:09:56 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:34.393 cpu7:5093)WARNING: NFS: 4760: Can't find call with serial number 2148401245
  Aug 9 18:10:06 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:44.413 cpu7:5093)VSCSI: 2135: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Reset request on FSS handle 1013760081 (0 outstanding commands)
  Aug 9 18:10:06 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:44.413 cpu6:4173)VSCSI: 2395: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Reset [Retries: 0/0]
  Aug 9 18:10:06 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:44.413 cpu6:4173)VSCSI: 2207: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Completing reset (0 outstanding commands)
  Aug 9 18:10:07 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:45.543 cpu7:5093)VSCSI: 2135: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Reset request on FSS handle 1013760081 (0 outstanding commands)
  Aug 9 18:10:07 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:45.543 cpu6:4173)VSCSI: 2395: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Reset [Retries: 0/0]
  Aug 9 18:10:07 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:45.543 cpu6:4173)VSCSI: 2207: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Completing reset (0 outstanding commands)
  Aug 9 18:10:07 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:45.544 cpu7:5093)VSCSI: 2135: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Reset request on FSS handle 1013760081 (0 outstanding commands)
  Aug 9 18:10:07 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:45.544 cpu6:4173)VSCSI: 2395: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Reset [Retries: 0/0]
  Aug 9 18:10:07 <hostname> vmkernel: 66:05:45:45.544 cpu6:4173)VSCSI: 2207: handle 8465(vscsi0:0):Completing reset (0 outstanding commands)

Environment

VMware ESX 4.0.x

Resolution

This warning indicates that the nfsclient is unable to find the callinfo structure for the serial number 2148401245 in its replyQueue and occurs when the command that the virtual machine is trying to fail has already completed.

 

This message can be safely ignored.