This issue occurs with the following Linux kernel versions:
- kernel-smp-2.6.16-60-0.27
- kernel-smp-2.6.16-60-0.30
- kernel-smp-2.6.16-60-0.33
Note: This issue can also occur on Redhat virtual machines with these kernel versions.
This is not an ESX issue.
To resolve this issue, upgrade the virtual machine SLES kernel to kernel-smp-2.6.16-60-0.34 or later.