Tunnel Validation

Users are provided with the selection for tunnel validation. This ensures that the tunnels are terminating to a valid physical node and are configured correctly. This is especially important to ensure that the GigaVUE-VM traffic terminates at the appropriate location and is not dropped. GigaVUE-FM provides feedback if the tunnel is malfunctioning (for example, traffic is not correctly flowing to the end point) or if the IP interface is down or missing. This is to ensure timely and prompt debug of any issues relating to the tunneling of the GigaVUE-VM traffic.

A Tunnel Validation button is available on the Virtual Nodes page and Virtual Maps page for VMware vCenter. The following figures show the tunnel validation selection on the pages for VMware vCenter. Additionally from the Virtual Nodes page for VMware vCenter, you can select a node, and then select tunnel validation. This brings up the quick view for tunnel status that provides you with the option to ping or traceroute to valid the tunnel path. The purpose of this is to validate whether GigaVUE-VM eth1 can reach the tunnel endpoint.

Note:  Tunnel status from G Series node will always show as Red. This does not imply that the port is inactive.