PSOD on Cisco servers, when NFNIC 5.0.0.46 is in use

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

PSOD occurs on Hosts when nfnic 5.0.0.46-1OEM.803.0.0.24022510 is in use




Trace in clear text Clear Text 

VMware ESXi 8.0.3 [Releasebuild-24784735 x86_64]
#PF Exception 14 in world 2111325:fnic_world_f IP 0x42001657fccl addr 0x45b9422cd2d0
PTEs:0x3040071023:0x135a93063:0x0;

Module(s) involved in panic: [nfnic 5.0.0.46-10EM.803.0.0.24022510 (External)]
cr0=0x8001003d cr2=0x45b9422cd2d0 cr3=0x6c867000 cr4=0x14216c
FMS=06/55/7 uCode=0x5003801
frame=0x453928f9bdb0 ip=0x42001657fccl err=0x0 rflags=0x10283
rax=0xfffff6894d5a1557 rbx=0x4311d80013c0 rcx=0x35
rdx=0x763 rbp=0x4311e4a2b0f8 rsi=0x0
rdi=0x98360931a6c r8=0x4311e4a2b0f8 r9=0x7b8eed
r10=0x3fc00000 г11=0x420047401040 г12=0x405
r13=0x0 r14=0x4200165abc28 r15=0x45b9422cd280
*PCPU9:2111325/fnic_world_func-1-0x4311d8079ba
PCPU 0: SSSSSSSUSSUUVSSVVSSSVSSSSSVSSSVSSSUVUSSSUVSSVV
Code start: 0x420015400000 VMK uptine: 0:01:04:34.067
0x453928f9be70: [0x42001657fcc1]fnic_abort_cnd@(nfnic)#<None>+0x921 stack: 0x976b2e10792
0x453928f9bf00: [0x42001658041b]fnic_virt_reset_abort@(nfnic)#<None>+0x1d0 stack: 0x4311d8079ba0
0x453928f9bfa0: [0x42001559fae4]vmkWor 1dFunc@vmkernel#nover+0x31 stack: 0x42001559fae0
0x453928f9bfe0: [0x420015adc88e ]CpuSched_StartWor1d@vnkernel#nover+0xbf stack: 0x0
0x453928f9c000: [0x420015544faf ]Debug_IsInitialized@vnkernel#nover0xc stack: 0x0
base fs=0x0 gs=0x420042400000 Kgs=0x0
No disk partition configured to dump data.
Finalized dump header (18/18) FileDump: Successful.
No port for remote debugger. "Escape" for local debugger.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Cause

This issue is documented/reported by the vendor Cisco and is currently under investigation by their team. 

Resolution

Contact the hardware vendor for further assistance and workarounds for this issue.  Stable version, or recommendation as to what should be used instead of nfnic 5.0.0.46 must be confirmed by the hardware vendor.

Additional Information

https://bst.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCwq55757 (requires Cisco account login)

Uninstalling the driver Instructions for uninstalling third-party VIBs from an ESXi host.

Installing a more stable version via VIB - Patching ESXi host using Command Line