Use the VMware Cloud on AWS console Troubleshooting tab tests to check that all required network connectivity from your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC to the remote site is in place.

Diagram showing that you are at step 7 of the workflow. Step 7 is validating network connectivity.

You can use the tests both during the initial setup of VMware Site Recovery, and to troubleshoot connectivity issues during a day-to-day management. In addition to network connectivity, the DNS must also be operating properly. Use fully qualified domain names (FQDN) to test the DNS as well.

Prerequisites

Verify that VMware Site Recovery is activated.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware Cloud on AWS console at https://vmc.vmware.com/.
  2. Click View Details for your SDDC.
  3. Click the Troubleshooting tab.
  4. From the Use Case drop down menu, select Site Recovery.
    The VMware Site Recovery tests are shown. Tests are organized in groups according to the input needed for each group.
  5. In the Input column, enter the required input for each test you want to run.
  6. Run one or more tests.
    • To run all tests, click Run All.
    • To run a particular test group, click Run Group to the right of the group listing.
    • To run an individual test, expand the test group and click Run next to the individual test.

Results

The status of each test is displayed as it runs. When a test has finished, you can expand the test to see details of the test results.