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F5 | 1283721
Vmtoolsd memory leak
Last update date:
4/26/2024
Affected products:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP TMOS
Affected releases:
15.0.0
15.0.1
15.0.1.1
15.0.1.2
15.0.1.3
15.0.1.4
15.1.0
15.1.0.1
15.1.0.2
15.1.0.3
15.1.0.4
15.1.0.5
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Symptoms ... The Vmtoolsd service leaks memory on VMware BIG-IP VE guests when the Disk Type is IDE or any disk type other than SCSI. ... Impact ... The VE will eventually run out of memory. ... Conditions ... VMware BIG-IP VE guest Disk type of IDE or another type that is not SCSI. ... Workaround ... 1. Create the file /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf and add the following to the file: [guestinfo] # disable scan for disk device info diskinfo-report-device=false 2. ... Restart the vmtoolsd service: systemctl restart --ignore-dependencies vmtoolsd.service NB "guestinfo" must be in lower case. ... The workaround will not work if any letter is not lower case including the following "guestInfo" which was the reported workaround in https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/452 ... Fix Information
