Measures reported by VsanVMKernelTest

A VMkernel network adapter provides network connectivity for hosts and handles the standard system traffic of vSphere vMotion, IP storage, Fault Tolerance, vSAN, and others. Every host that participates in a vSAN cluster should be configured with a VMkernel adapter to handle the vSAN traffic. Smooth traffic flow through the VMkernel adapter is vital for seamless vSAN traffic among the hosts. If high packet loss is monitoring traffic through VMkernel adapter is necessary for administrators to identify the traffic

By continuously monitoring the VMkernel adapters configured on the hosts, administrators can track the traffic through each adapter and quickly identify the virtual port that is handling the maximum amount of traffic in terms of multicast packets, broadcast packets etc. Administrators can figure out the VMkernel adapter that is dropping the maximum number of packets upon transmission and reception. To enable the exchange of data in the vSAN cluster, you must provide a VMkernel network adapter for vSAN traffic on each host.

Note:

This test is applicable only for the vSAN enabled clusters in the VMware vCenter server.

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every host:VMkernel Network Adapter pair.

The measures made by this test are as follows: