Events for IPv6 endpoint lists the events detected for IPv6 endpoint. None of the events are used as symptoms for root-cause analysis. The Down event is exported to the Global Manager.

Table 1. Events for IPv6 endpoint

Event

Description

Down

Down indicates that an IPv6 endpoint is not responding to ICMPv6 polls and that there is no physical failure in the system or any other related network component to explain why. The value of the IPStatus attribute is not OK or UNKNOWN, and the value of both the AdminStatus and OperStatus attributes for the interface is UP. The problem is most likely at the IPv6 protocol level. For example, the IPv6 protocol on a router interface might be disabled but the physical interface is still up.

Unresponsive

Unresponsive indicates that an IPv6 endpoint is not responding to ICMPv6 polls. Similar to Down, the value of the IPStatus attribute is not OK or UNKNOWN.

Duplicate

Duplicate indicates that the discovery process discovered two systems having the same (overlapping) IPv6 address. When this event occurs, IP Availability Manager proceeds as follows:

  • Classifies the IPv6 address as a DuplicateIPv6.

  • Suspends IP-related analysis for the address.

  • Generates a Duplicate notification.

The VMware Smart Assurance IP Management Suite Discovery Guide provides information about correcting Duplicate notifications.