still PSoD with e1000 (esxi5.5U2) (OSX 10.9.2 Server) E14 E1000TxTSOSend E1000PollTxRing.

Hello!

I was running ESXi5.1 before and did not notice any issues, now I had upgraded to ESXi5.5 U2 and applied the latest patches.

Starting with that I continuously get the puriple screen of death with en exception 14 pointing to E1000TxTSOSend E1000PollTxRing.

There is an error regards the Rx side, like you see mine crashes on the Transmitting (Tx) side, ...

VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.x host experiences a purple diagnostic screen mentioning E1000PollRxRing and E1000DevRx

I run OSX10.9.2 (Server) on a 2011 MacMin(5,3) 16gb, 120gbSSD+750gbHD with ESXi5.5U1.

~ # vmware -lv

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-1623387

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 1

~ # esxcli software vib list

Name                           Version                               Vendor  Acceptance Level  Install Date

-----------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------  ----------------  ------------

ata-pata-amd                   0.3.10-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-atiixp                0.4.6-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-cmd64x                0.2.5-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-hpt3x2n               0.3.4-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-pdc2027x              1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-serverworks           0.4.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-sil680                0.4.8-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-via                   0.3.3-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

block-cciss                    3.6.14-10vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ehci-ehci-hcd                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

elxnet                         10.0.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-base                       5.5.0-1.15.1623387                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath  5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-tboot                      5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-xlibs                      5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-xserver                    5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ima-qla4xxx                    2.01.31-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-devintf              39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-msghandler           39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-si-drv               39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lpfc                           10.0.100.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lsi-msgpt3                     00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

misc-cnic-register             1.72.1.v50.1i-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

misc-drivers                   5.5.0-0.7.1474526                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

mtip32xx-native                3.3.4-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-be2net                     4.6.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-bnx2                       2.2.3d.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-bnx2x                      1.72.56.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-cnic                       1.72.52.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-e1000                      8.0.3.1-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-e1000e                     1.1.2-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-enic                       1.4.2.15a-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-forcedeth                  0.61-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-igb                        5.0.5.1.1-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-ixgbe                      3.7.13.7.14iov-11vmw.550.0.0.1331820  VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-mlx4-core                  1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-mlx4-en                    1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-nx-nic                     5.0.621-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-tg3                        3.123c.v55.5-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-vmxnet3                    1.1.3.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ohci-usb-ohci                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

qlnativefc                     1.0.12.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

rste                           2.0.2.0088-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-ahci                      3.0-18vmw.550.1.15.1623387            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-ata-piix                  2.12-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-nv                   3.5-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-promise              2.12-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-sil24                1.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-sil                  2.3-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-svw                  2.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-aacraid                   1.1.5.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-adp94xx                   1.0.8.12-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-aic79xx                   3.1-5vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-bnx2fc                    1.72.53.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-bnx2i                     2.72.11.v55.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-fnic                      1.5.0.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-hpsa                      5.5.0-44vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-ips                       7.12.05-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-lpfc820                   8.2.3.1-129vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid-mbox             2.20.5.1-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid-sas              5.34-9vmw.550.1.15.1623387            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid2                 2.00.4-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mpt2sas                   14.00.00.00-3vmw.550.1.15.1623387     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mptsas                    4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mptspi                    4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-qla2xxx                   902.k1.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-qla4xxx                   5.01.03.2-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

uhci-usb-uhci                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

tools-light                    5.5.0-1.15.1623387                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

There is some article about problems with E1000 (but 5.1) and adjusting some parameters,

VMware KB:    Hosts with virtual machines using the E1000/E1000E adapter have networking issues after upgrading to ESXi…

I tried that (only one exists anyhow in 5.5) but it not help neither.

There are some other options maybe checking them out could be worth trying.

~ # esxcli system settings advanced  list |grep Net/E1 -A9

   Path: /Net/E1000TxCopySize

   Type: integer

   Int Value: 2048

   Default Int Value: 2048

   Min Value: 0

   Max Value: 4294967295

   String Value:

   Default String Value:

   Valid Characters:

   Description: e1000 tx less than or equal to this will be fully copied with no need for completion.

--

   Path: /Net/E1000TxZeroCopy

   Type: integer

   Int Value: 0

   Default Int Value: 1

   Min Value: 0

   Max Value: 1

   String Value:

   Default String Value:

   Valid Characters:

   Description: Use tx zero copy for packets for e1000.

--

   Path: /Net/E1000IntrCoalesce

   Type: integer

   Int Value: 1

   Default Int Value: 1

   Min Value: 0

   Max Value: 1

   String Value:

   Default String Value:

   Valid Characters:

   Description: Whether to enable interrupt coalescing for e1000 vNIC.

Anyone with a similar problem? Did not find anything in the KB. Any workarounds / fixes / solutions?