ESXi /tmp directory fills up with vim-cmd*.txt files

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms :

• A large number of "vim-cmd*.txt" files are created under /tmp directory.
• It can also cause Hostd service to crash.
• These files can be cleared manually but it would be generated again within few weeks / Month.

Environment

• VMware vSphere 8.x

Cause

• This issue is caused due to admission failures in the nsx-exporter group.

Resolution

The issue is fixed in VMware vSphere 8.0.U3 and VMware NSX-T 4.1.0.