To make sure that DFW is running and communicating properly, verify the vsfwd process via the ESXi host console:
- To verify that the DFW is running on the ESXi hosts, SSH onto an ESXi host.
- Verify the vsfwd process is in a running state using the following command:
/etc/init.d/vShield-Stateful-Firewall status
There are four usages of the vShield-Stateful-Firewall command:
{ start | stop | status | restart }
- Verify that vsfwd is running using the following command:
ps | grep vsfwd
- Verify that vsfwd has RabbitMQ messaging bus connectivity configured to the NSX Manager ...