VXRail host alarm "VXR508NIC100 ALARM NIC port down"
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VXRail host alarm "VXR508NIC100 ALARM NIC port down"

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Article ID: 427891

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

  • Our ESXi hosts reported the warning "VXR508NIC100 ALARM NIC port down" . However physical connections are in a good condition.
  • The message appears in the hosts triggered alarm under monitoring in the vCenter hosts and clusters.

    VXR508NIC100: This is an iDRAC internal warning: The Integrated NIC1 Port 1 network link is down. Event Code: VXR508NIC100 Appliance: DE300222196938 Component Node Sub-Component: Integrated-NIC-11 Component ID: DB6S2Q3 ESXiHost: <ESXi Host Name> Knowledgebase Article: 00011815,https://ww.dell.com/support/jbdoc/000011815

  • The error message states that this is an issue with the iDRAC interface.
  • This interface is not managed by ESXi software.
  • The message calls out a Dell Article Number: 000011815.

Environment

Dell VXRail Environment

Cause

  • According to the Dell Article: This event indicates the specific VxRail appliance received iDRAC event: NIC100.

Resolution

  • Contact Dell VXRail Support.