VMWare Smart Assurance IP: Does the Availability and Performance Manager track the status of port channels separately from the physical port?; Will it generate an alarm if the whole channel goes down?

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
Does the VMWare Smart Assurance IP Availability and Performance Manager track the status of port channels separately from the physical port?
Does the VMWare Smart Assurance IP Availability and Performance Manager generate an alarm if the whole channel goes down?

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

The VMWare Smart Assurance IP Availability and Performance Manager creates a new connection for a port channel separately from the physical port. If a whole channel goes down, the VMWare Smart Assurance IP domain manager will generate a Cable Down or TrunkCable Down notification.