Connectivity checks 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 connectivity check in a virtualized computing environment that includes a first host and a second host:

• identifying a group of multiple virtualized computing instances that implements one or more multi-node applications, wherein the group includes a first virtualized computing instance supported by the first host that requires connectivity with a second virtualized computing instance supported by the second host;
• configuring the first host to generate and send a connectivity check packet to the second host;
• and
• based on report information from one or more entities along a path traversed by the connectivity check packet, determining a connectivity status associated with the first virtualized computing instance and the second virtualized computing instance.

A computer system to perform a connectivity check 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 group of multiple virtualized computing instances that implements one or more multi-node applications, wherein the group includes a first virtualized computing instance supported by the first host that requires connectivity with a second virtualized computing instance supported by the second host;
• configure the first host to generate and send a connectivity check packet to the second host;
• and
• based on report information from one or more entities along a path traversed by the connectivity check packet, determine a connectivity status associated with the first virtualized computing instance and the second virtualized computing instance.