/var/core/tpm2_listpersistent-zdump core dump files are generated on the ESXi host

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• Process /usr/lib/vmware/tpm/bin/tpm2_listpersistent getting crashed during ESXi host log bundle collection
• During the ESXi host log bundle /usr/lib/vmware/tpm/bin/tpm2_listpersistent application runs every time to collects the information about the TPM which helps to debug the issue with the TPM.
• In the ESXi host log bundle under /var/run/log/vobd.log similar entries can be found,

YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS: [UserWorldCorrelator] ###us: [esx.problem.application.core.dumped] An application (/usr/lib/vmware/tpm/bin/tpm2_listpersistent) running on ESXi host has crashed (1 time(s) so far). A core file may have been created at /var/core/tpm2_listpersistent-zdump.000.
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS: [UserWorldCorrelator] ###us: [esx.problem.application.core.dumped] An application (/usr/lib/vmware/tpm/bin/tpm2_listpersistent) running on ESXi host has crashed (2 time(s) so far). A core file may have been created at /var/core/tpm2_listpersistent-zdump.001.

Environment

ESXi 7.0 U3q/P09 Build: 23794027

Resolution

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