You are experiencing connectivity issues between two virtual machines on the same logical network, and want to check if there is a synchronization problem.

Problem

You are experiencing connectivity problems with two virtual machines on the same logical network.

Cause

There may be a connection issue between the host and the controller.

Prerequisites

You have installed the VMware NSX 6.2 system in your environment.

Solution

  1. In the NSX-vSphere Troubleshooting dashboard, in the Objects widget, select a logical switch.
  2. In the Data Collection Results widget, select Check for synchronization issues from the Choose Action drop-down menu, and click Run Action.
    A list of hosts attached to the logical switch showing if the runtime state for each host is not synchronized with the runtime state of the controller.
  3. For each host that is not synchronized, select a logical switch.
  4. In the Data Collection Results widget, select Check host configuration from the Choose Action drop-down menu, and click Run Action.
  5. Select the host for which you want to compare the host's configured state against the host's runtime state.
    The configured VTEP, MAC, and ARP tables from the controller, and the current VTEP, MAC, and ARP tables from the selected host are displayed in the Data Collection Results widget.