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title: "Host VMNIC"
description: "Monitor/ Alert Name Target Parent Monitor Events Generates Alerts Veeam VMware: Host Network Adapter Status VMNIC Availability RED state: (events only for this specific physical NIC)esx.problem.net.vmnic.linkstate.down vprob.net.redundancy..."
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dateModified: "2026-09-08"
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# Host VMNIC

<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 style="width:15%;">
      <p>Generates Alerts</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Veeam VMware: Host Network Adapter Status</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>VMNIC</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Availability</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">RED state: (events only for this specific physical NIC)</span><br/>esx.problem.net.vmnic.linkstate.down <br/>vprob.net.redundancy.degraded<br/>vprob.net.redundancy.lost<br/>esx.problem.net.redundancy.lost<br/>esx.problem.net.redundancy.degraded<br/>esx.problem.net.dvport.redundancy.degraded<br/>esx.problem.net.dvport.redundancy.lost<br/>vprob.net.connectivity.lost<br/>esx.problem.net.connectivity.lost<br/>esx.problem.net.dvport.connectivity.lost<br/>esx.problem.net.vmnic.linkstate.down</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">YELLOW state:</span><br/>None </p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">GREEN (clear) state: (events only for this specific physical NIC)</span><br/>esx.clear.net.vmnic.linkstate.up<br/>esx.clear.net.redundancy.restored<br/>esx.clear.net.dvport.redundancy.restored<br/>esx.clear.net.connectivity.restored<br/>esx.clear.net.dvport.connectivity.restored<br/>esx.clear.net.vmnic.linkstate.up</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>No Alert – set State only</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>