ESXi Host experiences PSOD with "fdls_tport_timer_callback@(nfnic)" message

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Backtrace:
  0x453996f9bf10:[0x420028fc0728]fdls_tport_timer_callback@(nfnic)#<None>+0x18 stack: 0x431883e08efc, 0x431883e08ec0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x420028fc0710
  0x453996f9bf60:[0x420027e3a99a]VmkTimerQueueWorldFunc@vmkernel#nover+0x38f stack: 0x0, 0x3e, 0x3e, 0x420028fc0710, 0x420027e3a995
  0x453996f9bfe0:[0x4200284d67b2]CpuSched_StartWorld@vmkernel#nover+0xbf stack: 0x0, 0x420027f44cf0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
  0x453996f9c000:[0x420027f44cef]Debug_IsInitialized@vmkernel#nover+0xc stack: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0

Environment

VMware ESXi 8.x

Resolution

This issue occurs due to out of date Cisco driver "nfnic", please update the "nfnic" to at least version "5.0.0.45". 

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