Explanation of this message, "Performing Live coredump: user-initiated" in vmkernel.log on an ESXi host
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Issue/Introduction
After an ESXi host PSODs you may see log entry similar to the following in the vmkernel.log
2024-08-12T23:38:03.466Z on CPU 95 World 2110288 with message Performing Live coredump: user-initiated
Note: The above is just an example, your entry may vary slightly.
Cause
There are three ways this message/PSOD could've been generated.
One is with the command on the host itself which can be done via this
localcli --plugin-dir /usr/lib/vmware/esxcli/int/ debug livedump perform
This box could've been checked when generating a log bundle for the host.
Lastly, it could've been generated via idrac/ilo/UCSmanager for this host by generating an NMI
Resolution
This log entry serves as a notification that a live core dump was performed. No corrective action is necessary or required to address this occurrence of this log message.
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