Verify that the NSX Adapter Instance is Connected and Collecting Data

You can verify if your adapter instance can retrieve information from the NSX objects in your inventory.

To view the object types, from the left menu, click Operations > Configurations, and then click the Inventory Management tile under Miscellaneous. Click Adapter Instances > NSX, and then click the user-created instance.

Table 1. Object Types that NSX Discovers

Object Type	Description
NSX Adapter Instance	The VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for NSX instance.
Logical Switch	Logical segments in the NSX environment.
Logical Switches	Group of the logical segments.
Firewall Section	Firewall sections in the NSX environment.
Firewall Sections	Group of firewall sections.
Logical Router	Logical routers in the NSX environment.
Logical Routers	Group of tier-0 and tier-1 logical routers.
Tier-0 Routers	Group of tier-0 logical routers.
Tier-1 Routers	Group of tier-1 logical routers.
Group	Groups in the NSX environment.
Management Groups	Group of management groups in the NSX environment.
Compute Groups	Group of compute groups in the NSX environment.
Groups	Group of both management and compute groups.

Procedure

1. In the menu, click Operations > Configurations, and then click the Inventory Management tile under Miscellaneous.
2. Click Adapter Instances > NSX, and then click the user-created instance.
3. Select the adapter instance name to display the list of objects discovered by your adapter instance.
4. Slide the display bar to the right to view the object status.

   Object Status	Description
   Collection State	If green, the object is connected.
   Collection Status	If green, the adapter is retrieving data from the object.

5. Deselect the adapter instance name and expand the Object Types tag.
   Each Object Type name appears with the number of objects of that type in your environment.