NSX Bare Metal Edge: Shutdown state triggered by external action

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• Applied to Bare Metal NSX Edge only.
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• The following logs are seen on the Edge under /var/log/auth.log

2026-03-23T07:07:49.017Z <nsx-edge> systemd-logind ####- -  Power key pressed.
2026-03-23T07:07:49.221Z <nsx-edge> systemd-logind #### - -  Powering Off...
2026-03-23T07:07:49.337Z <nsx-edge> systemd-logind #### - -  System is powering down.

• No Kernel panic logs seen under /var/log/kern.log before the powering off event
• On the iDRAC, "hardware powering off" could be seen.

 

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

"Power key pressed" log event indicates an external hardware-level signal (physical button press or iDRAC power command) rather than a software-initiated shutdown

Resolution

 Verify iDRAC/hardware logs for corresponding power events to confirm if the signal was physical or virtual and reach out to Physical Vendor for more investigation.