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Monitor Distributed Virtual Switches Through Events

You can monitor Distributed Virtual Switches through the following events:

• Add switch:

  Distributed Virtual Switch VM-dvSwitch added to Datacenter MyDC. vSphere: vcserver.mycomp.com

• Delete switch:

  Distributed Virtual Switch VM-dvSwitch removed from Datacenter MyDC. vSphere: vcserver.mycomp.com

• Add Port Group:

  Distributed Virtual Port Group VM dvPortGroup added to Distributed Virtual Switch VM-dvSwitch. Datacenter: MyDC, vSphere: vcserver.mycomp.com

• Remove Port Group:

  Distributed Virtual Port Group VM dvPortGroup removed from Distributed Virtual Switch VM-dvSwitch. Datacenter: MyDC, vSphere: vcserver.mycomp.com

• Add Uplink:

  Distributed Virtual Uplink VM DVUplink added to Distributed Virtual Switch VM-dvSwitch. Datacenter: MyDC, vSphere: vcserver.mycomp.com

• Remove Uplink:

  Distributed Virtual Uplink VM DVUplink removed from Distributed Virtual Switch VM-dvSwitch. Datacenter: MyDC, vSphere: vcserver.mycomp.com

To monitor Distributed Virtual Switches through events

1. Click the Dashboard tab, scroll to the Events panel, and click the Show Table Filter icon.

   The Filter panel opens.

2. Specify an appropriate filter for the Distributed Virtual Switch events that you want to monitor and click Apply.

   The Events panel lists the filtered events.