Need to figure out if VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.1, Patch ESXi510-Update02: ESXi 5.1 Complete Update 2 indeed solved the issue below as it seems to beVMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.x host experiences a purple diagnostic screen mentioning E1000PollRxRing and E1000DevRx:
VMware ESXi 5.1.0 [Releasebuild-1065491 x86_64] Exception 14 in world 8194:idle2 IP 0x418017779c226 addr 0x0 ... PTEs:0xnnnnnnnn;0xnnnnnnnn;0x0; 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]E1000PollRxRing@vmkernel#nover+ 0xdb9 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]E1000DevRx@vmkernel#nover+0x18a stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]IOChain_Resume@vmkernel#nover+0x247 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]PortOutput@vmkernel#nover+0xe3 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]EtherswitchForwardLeafPortsQuick@#+0xd6 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]EtherswitchPortDispatch@#+0x13bb stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]Port_InputResume@vmkernel#nover+0x146 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]Port_Input_Committed@vmkernel#nover+0x29 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]E1000DevAsyncTx@vmkernel#nover+0x190 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]NetWorldletPerVMCB@vmkernel#nover+0xae stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn:[0xnnnnnnnnnnnn]WorldletProcessQueue@vmkernel#nover+0x486 stack: 0xnnnnnnnnnnnn Debugger waiting(world 8194) -- no port for remote debugger. "Escape" for local debugger.
Exception 14 in world
The patch script:
The result:
–jeroen
Filed under: ESXi5.1, Power User, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESXi
