#PF Exception 14 in world 2099443:VSAN_0x432d6 IP 0x420015fe19al addr 0x45baf2a94fd8

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

Symptom:

• PSOD screen seen with -
  
  
  
  Backtrace -
  
  #PF Exception 14 in world 2099443:VSAN_0x432d6 IP 0x420015fe19al addr 0x45baf2a94fd8
PTEs :0x8000075023: 0x6047b5a063:0x80000003862000e3;
VMware ESXi 8.0.3 [Releasebuild-24585383 x86_64]
Module(s) involved in panic: [vsan Version (20).0, Built on: Feb 20 2025] [vsanutil (External) ]
cr0=0x80010033 cr2=0x45baf2a94fd8 cr3=0x4d200000 cr4=0x142668
FMS=06/6a/6 uCode=0xd0003f5
frame=0x4539b559bca0 ip=0x420015fe19al err=0x2 rflags=0x10246
rax=0x45baf 2a93a00 rbx=0x432d66f71840 rcx=0x7f238
rdx=0x208 rbp=0x45ba6d892c00 rsi=0x41ffdee0b740
rdi=0x4539b559be20 r8=0x0 r9=0x4539b559bbf0
r10=0x45ba8fd0ba00 r11=0x2 r12=0x208
r13=0x45ba8fdOba00 r14=0x4 r15=0x0
*PCPU3:2099443/VSAN_0x432d66f71840_Owner
PCPU B: VVSSVSVVVVVVVSSVSVVVVVVSVSVVVSVVVVVSVVVSVSVUUVVSVVVVVVVSVSVVVVVS
PCPU 64: UVVVVVSVVVVVSVVVSSVVSSVVVVSVVVVVSVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Code start: 0x420013600000 VMK uptime: 13:09:23:32.508
0x4539b559bd60 : [0x420015fe19a1][email protected]#0.0.0.1+0xel1 stack: 0x41ffdee4d340
0x4539b559be60 : [0x420015fda880]DOMOperationDispatch@com. vmware. vsan#0.0.0.1+0x5d stack: 0x0
0x4539b559beb0 : [0x420016091659]DOMServerDispatchOperation@com. vmware.vsan#0.0.0.1+0x12 stack: 0x833a91a0d13e0
0x4539b559bed0 : [0x42001586ba46][email protected]#0.0.0.1+0x23f stack: 0x432d66f71900
0x4539b559bfa0: [0x42001379f7f8]vmkWorldFunc@vmkernel#nover+0x31 stack: 0x42001379f7f4
0x4539b559bfe0:[0x420013cd67b2]CpuSched_StartWorld@vmkernel#nover+0xbf stack: 0x0
0x4539b559c000: [0x420013744cef]Debug_IsInitialized@vmkernel#nover+0xc stack: 0x0
base fs=0x0 gs=0x420040c00000 Kgs=0x0
2025-08-09T23:42:45.291Z cpu37:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 14329 log messages
2025-08-09T11:42:45.290Z cpu35:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 8346 log messages
2025-08-08T23:42:44.791Z cpu104:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-ali1.#############:514 lost 13851 log messages
2025-08-08T11:42:44.443Z cpu53:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 13719 log messages
2025-08-07T23:42:44.392Z cpu106:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-ali1.#############:514 lost 16960 log messages
2025-08-07T11:42:44.283Z cpu41:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 46428 log messages
2025-08-06T23:42:44.275Z cpu95:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 14134 log messages
2025-08-06T11:42:44.206Z cpu43:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 21174 log messages
2025-08-05T23:42:43.958Z cpu4:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 13433 log messages
2025-08-05T11:42:43.772Z cpu106:2098028)vmsyslog logger lvn-cm8-alil.#############:514 lost 19728 log messages
Starting network coredump from 10.##.##.## to 10.##.##.##.
Recursive panic (cpu 3, world 2099443, depth 1): ip=0x420013ca6de0 randomOff=0x13600000:
#PF Exception 14 in world 2099443:VSAN_0x432d6 IP 0x420014756ddc addr 0x674
PTEs:0x809819b023:0x809819e023:0x809819f023:0x0;
No port for remote debugger.

Environment

VMware vSphere vSAN

Cause

• PSOD caused by an invalid memory access (page fault) in the vSAN DOM operation handling path.

Resolution

•  Issue is resolved in ESXi 8.0 Update 3e