Monitoring LDAP Connectivity in VMware NSX: Alarm for Authentication Provider Unreachability

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Currently, VMware NSX does not have the option to generate an alarm when the LDAP server is unreachable on one or more NSX Managers. This applies specifically to alarms for System - User Management - Authentication Providers and not for IDFW LDAP configuration or IDPS.

While the NSX Event Catalog includes events for IDFW LDAP connection loss (NSX Event Catalog), there is no equivalent alarm for user LDAP connection loss. 

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

The current monitoring and alarm framework in VMware NSX is designed to cater to a wide range of scenarios. However, alarms specific to System - User Management - Authentication Providers are not included in the predefined configurations.

Resolution

This feature is not available in the current VMware NSX versions. VMware by Broadcom has been informed of the concern and is evaluating the possibility of introducing this functionality in future releases. However, there is no confirmed ETA or release version for this enhancement.

To expedite consideration of this feature, you are encouraged to submit a feature request through the Feature Request Portal: Submit a new request