"Status of other host hardware objects" Alarm appears for a host in vSphere UI.

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Alarm related to other hardware object being in error state appears without any apparent hardware failures.
• Clearing or acknowledging alarm doesn't stop from reappearance.  
• Checking the host management agent logs (hostd), you see periodic check reporting "Red" status for "Other" category.

  2025-03-26T00:05:30.478Z Event 12652 : Hardware Sensor Status: Processor Green, Memory Green, Fan Green, Voltage Green, Temperature Green, Power Green, System Board Green, Battery Green, Storage Green, Other Red
  2025-03-26T06:06:40.798Z Event 12988 : Hardware Sensor Status: Processor Green, Memory Green, Fan Green, Voltage Green, Temperature Green, Power Green, System Board Green, Battery Green, Storage Green, Other Red
  2025-03-26T12:07:55.324Z Event 13175 : Hardware Sensor Status: Processor Green, Memory Green, Fan Green, Voltage Green, Temperature Green, Power Green, System Board Green, Battery Green, Storage Green, Other Red

Cause

• IPMI System Event logging is disabled at the board management due to event space is full or near full. 
• Checking Sensor Data Record using command 'esxcli hardware ipmi sdr list' might show assert status for the related sensor. (Note: Availability of this sensor is hardware dependent)

  Node-Sensor  Description                                   Entity-Instance  Computed Reading   Base Unit            Raw Reading
  -----------  --------------------------------------------  ---------------  -----------------  -------------------  -----------
  0.254        System Management Software 1 SEL Fullness     33.1             SEL Almost Full    sensor-discrete      32           Event Logging Disabled

• Alternatively, you can use the Server Management Tools like iDRAC/iLO to confirm the status of System Event logging

Resolution

Clear the System Event logging following the steps outline in  "Host IPMI system event log status" alarm in vCenter Server.