PSOD with Event: LINT1/NMI (motherboard nonmaskable interrupt) referring to PCI device

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

 

ESXi Server crashes with PSOD in response to Non Maskable Interrupt (NMI) triggered due to erroring PCI Device.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Cause

This PSOD is in response to an NMI raised by CPU as part of notifying VMkernel of a possibly failing/erroring PCI Device.

Resolution

Engage the hardware vendor with a screenshot of the PSOD screen and the device details for further diagnostics and troubleshooting.