AVI (NSX-ALB) Quick tip for troubleshooting network connectivity!

A short conversation on how to check and troubleshoot network connectivity from AVI Service Engines.

CuriousTechie: Hello IT Guy, I am new to AVI and sometimes I get stuck in troubleshooting connectivity issues on service engines. Is there a way to check connectivity of the data nics from the service engines?

ITGuy: Sure there is a simple way! You may login to the network namespace of the data nic inside the service engine and check the connectivity.

CuriousTechie: Can you please show me how to do that? Here is my scenario!

I have NSX-T cloud with service engines running, I have created a virtual service but the Virtual Service is DOWN and the Pool is DOWN as well. Also I am not able to reach the SE data nics.

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NSX API: Quick Troubleshooting Trick

A conversation about using browser Developer tools to validate NSX API’s for quick troubleshooting in some cases.

CuriousTechie: Hello IT Guy, I am planning to upgrade my NSX but I see a problem with the upgrade status in UI and not sure where to start the troubleshoot process.

ITGuy: Okay sure! Let’s take a look at the problem then we can get some clue to move ahead.

CuriousTechie: My upgrade screen is stuck like this.

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