vmklinux_9:ipmi_thread uses full CPU core

[BasicXP]

Hello!

I am having an issue with how ESXi handles IPMI. The system process' vmklinux_9:ipmi_thread constantly utilizes a full CPU core. This bug seems to have been fixed in ESXi 5.5U1 (KB 2065824, PR 1075046). However, it now happens for me on version 6.0 build 3247720. As a workaround I tried disabling IPMI (setting VMkernel.boot.ipmiEnabled to false), yet after a reboot IPMI is still used for some reason. Motherboard and IPMI controller BIOS/firmware are latest versions.

Hardware configuration:

• ASUS TS300-E8-PS4 server platform
• ASUS ASMB7-iKVM IPMI controller

[Sreejesh_D]

its good to open a ticket with VMware Support. May be the code fix in 5.5 is not cross ported to 6.0.

[BasicXP]

I can't figure out a way to do that. Apparently, there is no way to do so with a free vSphere Hypervisor license.