---
title: "Distributed Virtual Switch"
description: "This Monitor is driven by Collector rollup events of connection status of all pNICs (similar method to Hardware sensor rollups)."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/vmware_guide/distributed_virtual_switch.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam MP for VMware User Guides > Appendices > Event Monitors > Distributed Virtual Switch"
dateModified: "2026-09-08"
---

# Distributed Virtual Switch

This Monitor is driven by Collector rollup events of connection status of all pNICs (similar method to Hardware sensor rollups).

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Monitor/ Alert Name</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:15%;">
      <p>Target </p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:15%;">
      <p>Parent Monitor</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Events</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Alert Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: Network connectivity problem on DVSwitch</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>DVSWITCH</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Availability</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED state:</span><br/>none </p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW state:</span><br/>Any pNIC connected to this DvSwitch is down </p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) state:</span><br/>all pNIC connected to this DvSwitch are up</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Network connectivity issue for distributed virtual switch [<span style="font-weight:bold;">switchname</span>] in Datacenter [<span style="font-weight:bold;">Datacenter name</span>].</p>
      <p>The following host physical network links are down –</p>
      <p>Hostname (nic name)<br/>Host1 (vmnic1)<br/>Host1 (vmnic2)<br/>Host2 (vmnic1)<br/>[for all failed NICs/hosts]</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>