You can use the env-check subcommand of the cell management tool to view the health status of a VMware Cloud Director cell. You can use the env-check subcommand with or without a command option.

Procedure

  1. Log in directly or by using an SSH client as root to the OS of the VMware Cloud Director cell.
  2. Run the command to view the health status of a cell. 
    /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/cell-management-tool env-check option
    Table 1. Cell Management Tool Options and Arguments, env-check Subcommand
    Option Argument Description
    None None Provides a single log file that includes the inventory details from the other command options. The log file cloud-health-yyy-mm-dd_hh:ss.log is located in the working directory.
    --help (-h) None Provides a summary of available commands in this category.
    --appliance-sync None Provides a log file with information about the VMware Cloud Director appliance node, such as synchronization information, and issues with the node's permissions to write on the mounted NFS share. The log file appliance-sync-yyy-mm-dd_hh:ss.log is located in the working directory.
    --cell-health None Provides a log file with information about the health of a VMware Cloud Director cell, such as cell type, resource configuration, database tuning parameters, disk use, network configuration, listening and established ports from the VMware Cloud Director server. The log file cell-health-yyy-mm-dd_hh:ss.log is located in the working directory.
    --network-health None Provides a log file with information about the network connection from the VMware Cloud Director server to other VMware Cloud Director application cells, vCenter Server, NSX, ESXi, and so on. The log file network-health-yyy-mm-dd_hh:ss.log is located in the working directory.
    --stale-record None Verifies if there are any stale records in the database.
    --transfer-dir None Provides a log file with information about the NFS transfer directory access from the current cell, the NFS type, and the rights on the data and the transfer folders from the VMware Cloud Director server. The log file transfer-dir-yyy-mm-dd_hh:ss.log is located in the working directory.