VMware 14.1.3 build-9474260 - Fedora Core 28 - Kernel 4.17.12-200.fc28.x86_64+debug - Linux Host Crashes for Unknown Reason

[luke2261vmware]

I have a Intel , 8 processor Host, with 32 GB RAM that crashers without any apparent reason other than using VMware 14.1 .

The system will crash within a few minutes after trying to install a new guest or simply run an existing VM image.

Not sure if it is related to CPU which I believe is from the 2011 timeframe. I do not see any cores or other evidence to what is causing the failure.

Give it few days for a solution before downgrading back to WS 12.5 .

processor    : 8 Processors - 32 GB RAM

vendor_id    : GenuineIntel

cpu family    : 6

model        : 42

model name    : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

stepping    : 7

microcode    : 0x2d

cpu MHz        : 1596.608

cache size    : 8192 KB

physical id    : 0

siblings    : 8

core id        : 1

cpu cores    : 4

apicid        : 2

initial apicid    : 2

fpu        : yes

fpu_exception    : yes

cpuid level    : 13

wp        : yes

[manmany]

Could you please provide the dmesg output and vmware.log? Thank you.

[luke2261vmware]

It is starting to look like my ole Linux Shuttle SH67H3 is having issues.  I'll test on another unit with the same disks and get back to this post.