NSX-T Firewall Rules Metrics are missing on Aria Operations for Networks GUI
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NSX-T Firewall Rules Metrics are missing on Aria Operations for Networks GUI
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Article ID: 381948
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Updated On: 04-29-2025
Products
VCF Operations for Networks
Issue/Introduction
Collector latest.log shows below exception while processing the security policies.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method violates its general contract_
at java.util.TimSort.mergeHi(TimSort.java:903) _[_:_]
at java.util.TimSort.mergeAt(TimSort.java:520) _[_:_]
at java.util.TimSort.mergeForceCollapse(TimSort.java:461) _[_:_]
at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:254) _[_:_]
at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:1515) _[_:_]
at java.util.ArrayList.sort(ArrayList.java:1750) _[_:_]
at com.vnera.dataproviders.core.impl.vmware.policymanager.tasks.datafetchers.PolicyManagerFirewallPolicyRulesFetcher.getFirewallPolicies
Environment
Aria Operations for Networks 6.10.0
Aria Operations for Networks 6.11.0
Aria Operations for Networks 6.12.0
Aria Operations for Networks 6.12.1
Aria Operations for Networks 6.13.0
Aria Operations for Networks 6.14.0
Cause
Aria Operations for Networks fetches the security polices from all domains then do the sorting based on category and sequence number.
Aria Operations for Networks fetches the firewall rules from each of the sorted security polices.
Due to IllegalArgumentException seen in the collector logs the firewall rules intermittently deleting hence data is seen missing in GUI.
Resolution
This issue is resolved in VMware NSX 4.2.0, available at Broadcom downloads.