"Fail to query BMC capability info" in vsanmgmt.log is harmless.

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

• The following messages are recorded to /var/run/log/vsanmgmt.log.
  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ Er(11) vsand[263465]: [opID=#### VsanHealthSystemImpl::_getVnicInfo] Fail to query BMC capability info
  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ Er(11) vsand[263465]: [opID=#### VsanHealthSystemImpl::_getVnicInfo] Fail to query BMC capability info
  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ Er(11) vsand[263465]: [opID=#### VsanHealthSystemImpl::_getVnicInfo] Fail to query BMC capability info
• vSAN service is enabled.
• There is a unused uplink port in distributed virtual switch.

Environment

VMware vSAN

Cause

vSAN periodically retrieves vmnic information.
This messages are recorded because vmnic information is not associated with an unused uplink port.

Resolution

This behavior is expected.
The messages is harmless and can be safely ignored.