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Virtual Machine Running on ESXi 6 Fails with VMCISock Errors. (Doc ID 2239569.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 20, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Linux VM running under ESXi 6.0 is encountering issues similar, but not limited to, hung state (not responding), kernel panics, reboots, etc.
Server logs like /var/log/messages/ or vmcore files if configured show the following call traces: 

Cause

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