ESXi host stuck “Waiting for active NFC session to terminate” when entering maintenance mode

So this will be a small article about the issue that we face while putting the host in maintenance mode. There are lots of issues that you will encounter while entering into maintenance mode, but Not every time. This article will specifically talk about “Waiting for active NFC session to terminate”.

Let’s see how we can resolve this issue. But before going into a workaround let see what is the cause of the issue.

ESXi host stuck "Waiting for active NFC session to terminate" when entering maintenance mode
ESXi host stuck “Waiting for active NFC session to terminate” when entering maintenance mode

Table of Contents

Cause

This issue generally occurs when there some VM backup is running in the background.

Resolution

  • You can stop the backup and then your host will able to go into maintenance mode.
  • Restart the VPXA service from the below command and try again.
    • /etc/init.d/vpxa restart

Both the workaround will work. You can choose any of them at your convenience.

Conclusion

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