Edge Datapath NIC throughput very high on Bare Metal Edge alarm

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Title: Alarm for Edge Datapath NIC throughput very high on Bare Metal Edge
Event ID: edge_health.edge_datapath_nic_throughput_very_high
Alarm Description

• Purpose: Indicates Edge Datapath NIC throughput is nearing or is at 100% capacity. 
• Impact: Tx drop might be observed when throughput reaches 100%

Environment

VMware NSX-T Data Center

 

Edge Form factors:

• Bare Metal Edge

Cause

High throughput is causes by high traffic volume. Alarm is raised when the throughput is at a 100%

Resolution

Steps to Resolve
For 3.2.0 and higher

Examine the traffic throughput levels on the NIC and determine whether configuration changes are needed. The 'get dataplane throughput <seconds>'  Edge CLI can be used to obtain throughput.

Recommended Action:

Edge node's throughput can be increased by

• Introducing LAG config
• Upgrading to a NIC with higher bandwidth/speed. 

Maintenance window required for remediation? Yes

Additional Information