Recommanded action on Proxy ARP is not configured for Service IP alarm

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Title: Recommanded action on Proxy ARP is not configured for Service IP alarm
Event ID: routing.proxy_arp_not_configured_for_service_ip
Alarm Description

• Purpose: To inform the user, that proxy arp is not set on the service ip consumed.
• Impact: Services hosted on the service ip will not work if the proxy arp is not set.

Environment

VMware NSX-T Data Center

Cause

The number of ARP proxy entries generated due to overlap of the Service IP with subnet of lrport {lrport_id} on Router {lr_id} has exceeded the allowed threshold limit of 16384.

Resolution

Steps to resolve

For 3.0.3 and higher

Recommended Action:

Reconfigure the Service IP {service_ip} for the Service entity {entity_id} or change the subnet of the lrport {lrport_id} on Router {lr_id} so that the proxy ARP entries generated due to the overlap between the Service IP and the subnet of lrport is less than the allowed threshold limit of 16384.

Maintenance window required for remediation? No