IPMI SEL Unavailable

[vmwareuser3568]

I have three Dell servers running ESXi 6.5 and they all have the following error (below) being reported hundreds of times every hour.  These three servers were originally installed with the Dell customized ESXi 6.5 ISO.  I have made sure that NTP is set up properly, I have reset the IPMI event logs, and I have restarted the server multiple times to no avail. Does anyone know what I might be able to do to stop these errors?

error hostd[BEC2B70] [Originator@6876 sub=Cimsvc] IPMI SEL unavailable

error hostd[B7C2B70] [Originator@6876 sub=Cimsvc] IPMI SEL unavailable

error hostd[B740B70] [Originator@6876 sub=Cimsvc] IPMI SEL unavailable

As you can see, it's the same error over and over again - the only thing that changes is the alpha-numeric "code" in brackets.

Thanks in advance!

[zrenpro]

I'm like you. It's a bug.

Host goes to non-responsive state - "IPMI SEL unavailable" (70973)

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/70973?lang=en_US

Cause

This is a known issue with vSphere 6.5 EP 13 where excessive KCS traffic causing BMC instability/restart from watchdog.

Impact / Risks

Host goes to non-responsive state & gets disconnected from vCenter server.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in ESXi 6.5 U3.