Administrator Guide

View Diagnostic Information for the Virtual Appliance
Using the Diagnostic menu in the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance console you can view information used to diagnose network
connectivity issues with the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
Ping an IP Address
Use the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI to ping an IP address from the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI.
3 Press 3 and Enter to display the Diagnostics menu.
4 Press 1 to ping an IPv4 address or press 2 to ping an IPv6 address, and then press Enter.
5 Type the host name or IP address to ping.
6 Press Enter.
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI displays the results of the ping command.
7 Press Enter to return the Diagnostics menu.
View Routing Information
Use the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI to view routing information for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI.
3 Press 3 and Enter to display the Diagnostics menu.
4 Press 3 and Enter.
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI displays a table of routing information.
5 Press Enter to return to the Diagnostics menu.
View the Hosts Table
Use the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI to view the hosts table for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
About this task
The hosts table shows network information for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
Steps
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI.
3 Press 3 and Enter to display the Diagnostics menu.
4 Press 4 and Enter.
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI displays the hosts table.
5 Press Enter to return to the Diagnostics menu.
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