Edge flow cache deactivated alarm
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Edge flow cache deactivated alarm

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Article ID: 345788

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Title: Alarm for edge flow cache deactivated
Event ID: edge_health.flow_cache_deactivated
Alarm Description
  • Purpose: The purpose of this alarm is to notify users when flow cache is disabled.
  • Impact: Flow cache being disabled leads to potentially impacting the overall edge throughput.

Environment

VMware NSX
 
Edge Form factors:
  • Bare Metal Edge
  • VM Edge

Cause

Flow cache is disabled on NSX Edge node 

Resolution

Steps to Resolve
For 4.1.1 and higher

Recommended Action:

This alarm is automatically resolved upon re-enabling of flow cache.

  • To enable flow-cache on the Edge node to run 'set dataplane flow-cache enabled'  Edge CLI. 
  • Restart dataplane after Flow Cache is enabled using 'restart service dataplane'  Edge CLI. 

Maintenance window required for remediation? Yes