Alarm for Group size exceeds limit is seen in the VMware NSX UI

Products

• VMware NSX
• VMware vDefend Firewall

Issue/Introduction

Title: Alarm for group_size_limit_exceeded
Event ID: group_size_limit_exceeded
Added in release: 4.1.0
AlarmDescription:

    Purpose: Group size exceeds limit alarm warns the user when the program needs long processing time due to processing large group members.
    Impact: In this case user should expect long processing time.

Environment

VMware NSX

Resolution

1. Go to the group alarm, get the Group name.
2. Go to Inventory/Groups and find the oversized Group based on the name.
3. Edit the Group (reduce the Group size or split this Group to multiple smaller Groups).

Notes: When a VM is added to a Group, its MAC addresses, IP addresses, VIFs (virtual interfaces), and LSPs (logical switch ports) are added to a Group automatically. These objects are counted toward group limit.

    

Additional Information

Maintenance window required for remediation?
     No

API reference: https://{nsx-ip}/api/v1/alarms?feature_name=groups