Hostd not starting after upgrading from ESX3.5 to 4.0

[Jonas75]

Hi,

I can't reconnect the ESX server after updating my ESX host from Vcenter (the update stays at 46%). I found that the hostd server dies by himself. Here is the log :

here is the log :

2009-10-26 18:31:19.360 F66366D0 info 'App' Trying httpnfcsvc

2009-10-26 18:31:19.360 F66366D0 verbose 'App' Plugin 4 statically linked

2009-10-26 18:31:19.360 F66366D0 verbose 'App' DiskLibWrapperLoader_Init Trying to load disk lib: diskLibWrapper.so,

2009-10-26 18:31:19.361 F66366D0 verbose 'App' DiskLibWrapperLoader_Init Successfully loaded disk lib.

2009-10-26 18:31:19.364 F66366D0 panic 'App' error: Address family not supported by protocol

2009-10-26 18:31:19.364 F66366D0 panic 'App' backtrace:

00 eip 0xf7c3b925

01 eip 0xf7b29e40

02 eip 0xf7ad3d30

03 eip 0xf7c3d18e

04 eip 0xf7c35764

05 eip 0x57fe7221

06 eip 0x57fe5f09

07 eip 0xf7aed921

08 eip 0xf7af24f4

09 eip 0xf7aeba8d

10 eip 0x586bdb12

11 eip 0x586b357a

12 eip 0x586c1d3f

13 eip 0xf67f7dec

14 eip 0x57d72121

If someone has an idea....

Jonas

[Chamon]

Did the upgrade complete? How did you upgrade it? Can you do a fresh install?

[Jonas75]

I've seen the update on the console, it seems to end successfully. I did the update using vcenter and the update manager. I did not get a single error.I did it twice to be sure (using the rollback). Each time I got the same problem.

Tomorrow I'll do a fresh install to see if it works, but I have a dozen of ESX Server to upgrade and it would be nice not having to reinstall everything...

[durgabaps]

Hi Jonas,

Does it just hangs or gives you a purple screen of deadth? Which version was your ESX running ? Is it 3.5 update 4?

Have you tried updating it from a ESX 4 DVD?

Thanks,

[Jonas75]

only the hostd process hangs, not the entire os. so no PSOD. The update was from the lateste available ESX version with all patches applied.

I did not tried the update using the DVD, 'cause I have to go to the datacenter to do that. I can do it tomorrow.

[Chamon]

Is this the process you used?

http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/08/13/vmware-host-upgrade-utility-4-0-esx-3-01-to-esx-4-0-0/

Are you upgrading to ESX or ESXi ? And are you going from ESX or ESXi ?

[Sreejesh_D]

I guess, its a known issue in 4.0. Can you please check the hostd logs to see for any error messages like this? you can search for the string "retrieveProductComponents" in hostd.log.

AdapterServer caught exception: vmodl.fault.NotSupported

[2009-05-29

15:37:56.841 F63F0B90 info 'Vmomi'] Activation

: Invoke done

on

Throw vmodl.fault.NotSupported

Result:

(vmodl.fault.NotSupported) {

dynamicType = <unset>,

faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,

msg = "",

}

- VCP,RHCE,EMCPA.

[Sreejesh_D]

attached the snip of log.

- VCP,RHCE,EMCPA.

[bpjadam]

Same problem here with ESX V4.0.0

However, V4.0.0 U1 seems to resolve it