After ESXi host upgrade to 8.x, multiple hardware sensor logged status switched between "red" and "green"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

After ESXi host upgrade to 8.x,  multiple hardware sensor logged  status switched between "red" and "green"

YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM-SS599Z In(166) Hostd[3116320] [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.ha-eventmgr] Event 54243 : Sensor 82 type cable, Description System Board 1 VGA Cable Pres 0 
state assert for . Part Name/Number PowerEdge R740 0WXD1YA00 Manufacturer DELL 
YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM-SS.599Z In(166) Hostd[3116320] [Originator@6876 sub=Cimsvc] Sent ipmi events 7 
YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM-SS.599Z In(166) Hostd[3116320] [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.ha-eventmgr] Event 54244 : Hardware Sensor Status: Processor Red, Memory Red, Fan , Voltage ,Temperature Red, Power Red, System Board Red, Battery , Storage , Other  

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YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM-SS.746Z In(166) Hostd[3116320] [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.ha-eventmgr] Event 54251 : Sensor 82 type cable, Description System Board 1 VGA Cable Pres 0 state deassert for . Part Name/Number PowerEdge R740 0WXD1YA00 Manufacturer DELL 
YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM-SS.746Z In(166) Hostd[3116320] [Originator@6876 sub=Cimsvc] Sent ipmi events 7 
YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM-SS.746Z In(166) Hostd[3116320] [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.ha-eventmgr] Event 54252 : Hardware Sensor Status: Processor Green, Memory Green, Fan , Voltage , Temperature Green, Power Green, System Board Green, Battery , Storage , Other  

Use command line to check the SEL space , it is not full .

esxcli hardware ipmi sdr get 

IpmiSDRConfig: 
   Feature: 0x42 
   Formatted-Raw: 00 51 db 00 99 17 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 42  
   Free Space: 6041 
   Last Added: YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM
   Last Cleared:YYYY-MM-DDTHH-MM 
   Raw:  
   Total Records: 219 
   Version: 0x51 (1.5) 

Environment

ESXi 8.x

Cause

Refer to the HCL of server , The BIOS version of server is not supported , the server sent the corrupted IPMI information to ESXi.

Resolution

Upgrade the BIOS to latest version refer to HCL .