Monitoring and Troubleshooting the OVA Connector

Commands for managing and troubleshooting the OVA Connector

  • Updated on Jan 14, 2025

Overview

Configure the Connector

The Connector can be configured using the CLI.

“connector url <command_center_url> apikey
<api_secret_key> connector <connector_name>”

Fetching the Connector Configuration

The Connector details can be fetched from the CLI.

"show connector"

Restart the Connector

The Connector can be restarted from the CLI.

"restart connector"

Configure DNS and Domain

The DNS and the Search Domains can be configured using the CLI.

“dns primary <primary dns> secondary <secondary dns>
domain <domain names>

Fetching DNS and Domain

The DNS and Domains can be fetched via CLI.

"show dns"

Troubleshoot reachability

PING
"ping ip/host"
TRACEROUTE
"traceroute ip/host  [<resolve>] [<hops
number_of_hops>]

Example:

traceroute net.banyanops.com hops 10
DNS LOOKUP
"dns-lookup ip/host"
NETSTAT
netstat [<resolve>]

Validate Connector health

The issues can be related to the CSE connector URL not being set, API key not being set, network is not configured etc.

"debug connection"

WireGuard Tunnel Status

The WireGuard tunnel status can be fetched from the CLI.

'show tunnel status'

SafeMode

SafeMode allows the user to perform maintenance operations on the VM.

SafeMode Operations

  • Restart SonicWall: Press 1 and select Enter to restart SonicWall device. Confirm when the prompt appears.

  • Boot current firmware with default settings: Press 2 and select Enter.

  • Wipe the appliance: Press 3 to start the WIPE operation. CAUTION: This cannot be undone.

  • SCX Console: Press 9 to open the CLI console to perform certain (limited) operations as described earlier in this document.

  • Intel Mac Firmware Update: Enter 'intel-mac-firmware-update' to run the update.