Edge Datapath is in deadlock state alarm
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Article ID: 372093
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VMware NSX
Issue/Introduction
Title: Edge Datapath is in deadlock state
Event ID: edge_health.datapath_thread_deadlocked
Alarm Description
- Purpose: Indicates Edge Datapath is deadlocked.
- Impact: 100% traffic drop
Environment
VMware NSX-T Data Center
Edge form factor:
Cause
Datapath thread blocked for 120 seconds.
Resolution
Steps to resolve
For 3.1.1 and higher
Recommended Action:
- Collect support bundle when alarm is raised
- Collect gcore (if sufficient space (40Gb) is available in /var/dump)
- Command to get Datapath process ID:
cat /var/run/vmware/edge/dpd.pid
- Command to collect gcore:
/opt/vmware/nsx-edge/sbin/gcore /var/dump/<gcore filename> dp_process_id
- If sufficient space isn’t available, move existing file out of
/var/dump
Maintenance window required for remediation? No
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