Configuring traffic flow monitoring in virtualized computing environments

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes a set of instructions which, in response to execution by a processor of a computer system, cause the processor to perform a method of configuring traffic flow monitoring in a virtualized computing environment that includes a first host and a second host, wherein the method comprises:

• identifying a first logical entity and a second logical entity for which traffic flow monitoring is required;
• determining a span associated with the first logical entity and the second logical entity, wherein the span includes the first host supporting the first logical entity and the second host supporting the second logical entity;
• and
• based on the span, configuring the first host to monitor a first traffic flow travelling through the first logical entity at the first host, and the second host to monitor a second traffic flow travelling through the second logical entity at the second host.

A computer system to configure traffic flow monitoring in a virtualized computing environment that includes a first host and a second host, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify a first logical entity and a second logical entity for which traffic flow monitoring is required;
• determine a span associated with the first logical entity and the second logical entity, wherein the span includes the first host supporting the first logical entity and the second host supporting the second logical entity;
• and
• based on the span, configure the first host to monitor a first traffic flow travelling through the first logical entity at the first host, and the second host to monitor a second traffic flow travelling through the second logical entity at the second host.