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Keyboard/Mouse input would intermittently stop working in some Linux GuestsThis issue is seen post upgrading to vSphere 8.0 Update 2
This issue is caused due to timing sensitive race condition that's triggered by bothkeyboard/mouse events coming through simultaneously
This issue is resolved with vSphere 8.0 U2b Build 23305546, available at VMware Downloads
In order to workaround the issue, refer to the below steps: Log in to the vCenter Server UI andRight Click on the affected VM and select Power -> Shut Down Guest OSRight click the VM and select Edit SettingsIn the Edit Settings window, click on the Advanced Parameters tabAdd the following entries under Attribute and Value section Attribute : keyboard.allowBothIRQsValue : FALSE Click AddClick OK to close the windowPower on the VMOpen the VM console to validate the functionality
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