"SCSI ABORT" is observed, followed by a further error message indicating that "the task has been completed on the target, but the task response has not arrived yet"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

An error is observed below in the vmkernel.log:

<YYYY-MM-DD> <Time>  In(182) vmkernel: cpu76:2101186)PVSCSI: 2737: scsi0:0: SCSI ABORT ctx=0x379
<YYYY-MM-DD> <Time>  Wa(180) vmkwarning: cpu76:2101186)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_TaskMgmtCancelCommands:845: vmhba64:CH:0 T:1 L:1 : SCSI ABORT task response indicates task with itt=0x####### has been completed on the target but the task response has not arriv

Resolution

To resolve this issue contact Storage support to determine whether the wrong path is being used for I/O operations in storage or to investigate potential storage fabric issues.