Virtual machines lose network connectivity in NSX 6.2.x
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Article ID: 336601
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Products
VMware NSX
Issue/Introduction
Upgrading to NSX for vSphere 6.2.4 resolves the issue.
Symptoms:
In the default gateway when the pMac of DLR is the MAC address instead of generic DLR MAC address, Windows virtual machines lose network connectivity.
Note: For additional symptoms and log entries, see the Additional Information section.
Environment
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.x
Resolution
This issue is resolved in VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.4.
To work around this issue if you do not want to upgrade, use one of these options:
Configure the static ARP for the default gateway within the guest operating system of the virtual machine.
Disable the ARP Suppression and ARP Proxy. To disable the ARP Suppression and ARP Proxy, contact VMware Support and note this Knowledge Base article ID (2146293) in the problem description.
Additional Information
You experience these additional symptoms:
When you run the net-vdr -C -l command in the ESXi host, you see entries similar to: