Before working with the distributed firewall, it is important to make sure the DFW module is installed and running properly. In this recipe, we will verify NSX DFW status through the command-line interface from an ESXi host.
Verifying NSX DFW component status
Getting ready
Make sure you have SSH access to ESXi hosts that are prepared for NSX, and at least auditor access to NSX.
How to do it...
As explained in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Vmware NSX for vSphere, the installation of NSX VIBs is essential for the DFW to operate. If the DFW VIBs are present, we will then...
