a.k.a: Purple Screen
a.k.a: Screen of Death
It shows the memory state at the time of the crash and other information useful to determine the root cause of the crash.
Actions:
- Take screenshot
- Contact VMware
- Reboot Host
- Get the Core dump -> https://www.dusklab.ch/esxi-cli-commands-core-dump/
Forcing a Purple Screen of Death
vsish -e set /reliability/crashMe/Panic 1
Sources and useful links
How To Deal With PSOD – The Purple Screen of Death
Interpreting an ESX/ESXi host purple diagnostic screen (1004250)