#PF Exception 14 in world ######:vmnic7-pollW IP ########## addr ##########

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

PSOD on the ESXi with the following details:

Panic Message: @BlueScreen: #PF Exception 14 in world #####:vmnic7-pollW IP ########### addr ###########
Backtrace:
  #############:[#############]NetPollWorldCallback@vmkernel#nover+#### stack: #############, #############, #############, 0x0, 0x0
  #############:[#############]CpuSched_StartWorld@vmkernel#nover+#### stack: 0x0, #############, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
  #############:[#############]Debug_IsInitialized@vmkernel#nover+### stack: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Cause

 Accessing an invalid addr (addr #############)

Resolution

Check with your hardware vendor as there might be issues with the hardware platform or the processor.

Additional Information

Japanese version: #PF Exception 14 in world xxxxxxx:vmnic7-pollW IP ########## addr ########## にて ESXi の PSOD (purple screen of death) が発生