PSOD on ESXi host with 256 vCPU or more during NSX-T installation

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• ESXi host with 256 vCPU or more.
• ESXi host is being prepare to become NSX-T Transport Node.
• PSOD with the following message is reported:

@BlueScreen: NMI IPI: Panic requested by another PCPU. RIPOFF(base):RBP:CS

Environment

VMware NSX Transformers 2.x

Resolution

This issue is resolved in NXS-T 2.5.1 and 3.0.

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
NSX-T cannot be install on the ESXi hosts.