VxFlex OS: ESXi Purple Screen with blkDev_CreatePeLun (scini) Module

Summary: ESXi Purple Screens with blkDev_CreatePeLun@(scini) module.

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Symptoms

ESXi node Purple Screen with the below stack trace:

cpu0:66346)@BlueScreen: kernel BUG at /data/build2/workspace/ScaleIO-Common-Job/src/ini/vmware/krn_6.0/blk/blk_dev.c:508! 
cpu0:66346)Code start: 0x418007c00000 VMK uptime: 48:17:55:20.617 cpu0:66346)0x43919951bd50:[0x418007ced931]PanicvPanicInt@vmkernel
#nover+0x545 stack: 0x418007ced931 cpu0:66346)0x43919951bdf0:[0x418007cedcc7]Panic_vPanic@vmkernel#nover+0x23 stack: 
0x417fc3e31820 cpu0:66346)0x43919951be10:[0x418007d01901]vmk_PanicWithModuleID@vmkernel#nover+0x41 stack: 0x43919951be70 
cpu0:66346)0x43919951be70:[0x4180084dd8c3]blkDev_CreatePeLun@(scini)#<None>+0x8b3 stack: 0x4309977b3650 Coredump to disk.
 cpu0:66346)Slot 1 of 1 on device t10.ATA_____DELLBOSS_VD_____________________________b08cfae57fe3001000000000:9. 
cpu0:66346)Dump: 473: Using dump slot size 2684354560.

image of vmware purple screen 

Cause

 This is an issue with ESXi SDC and is fixed in the 3.0.1 version.

Resolution

Fix:
This is an issue with ESXi SDC and is fixed in the 3.0.1 version. Upgrading only SDC addresses the issue.

Affected Products

PowerFlex Software

Products

PowerFlex Software, VxFlex Product Family, VxFlex Ready Node
Article Properties
Article Number: 000052736
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2025
Version:  4
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