Distributed MPS config connection failure Error.

Products

• VMware vDefend Firewall
• VMware vDefend Firewall with Advanced Threat Prevention

Issue/Introduction

Publishing IDS policy or rules causes policy status to a failed state located
NSX-UI > Security > IDS/IPS Malware Prevention > Distributed Rules


Full Error Message (
'Error Code = '9001', Error Message = Distributed MPS config connection failure. Affected Entities.'

Environment

4.x

Cause

Error

Realization Error

Resolution

Restarting the ESXi host in Error corrects the stale realization error