Virtual Interface isn't populating any data when trying to run Traceflow for troubleshooting

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• When selecting a Virtual Machine (VM) for Traceflow in the NSX UI, there are "No Items Found" in the Virtual Interface drop down menu:

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

This is due to the VM in question not being powered on and not connected to an NSX overlay segment.

Resolution

Ensure the VM being selected in Traceflow is powered on and connected to an NSX overlay segment.

Additional Information

Troubleshooting NSX Traceflow

For enabling Traceflow on VLAN segments: Traceflow attempt in NSX GUI fails with " Traceflow on VLAN logical port InternalLogicalPort/<portID> requires INT (In-band Network Telemetry) to be enabled."