1) Using Putty / SSH or Console, log on to the appliance as root user.
2) run command 'cplist' (you should get output like below)
root@VDP:~/#: cplist
cp.20140123160156 Thu Jan 23 09:01:56 2014 valid rol --- nodes 1/1 stripes 77
cp.20140123160631 Thu Jan 23 09:06:31 2014 valid --- --- nodes 1/1 stripes 77
The top checkpoint is the validated one (shows valid rol).
The next checkpoint is not validated.
It is normal that the checkpoint created at the beginning of the maintenance is the validated one, and at the end of the maintenance cycle it is not validated.
3) You can also run the command 'status.dpn' (you should get output like below)
root@VDP:~/#: status.dpn
Thu Jan 23 13:47:45 MST 2014 [VDP] Thu Jan 23 20:47:45 2014 UTC (Initialized Thu Dec 12 23:20:23 2013 UTC)
Node IP Address Version State Runlevel Srvr+Root+User Dis Suspend Load UsedMB Errlen %Full Percent Full and Stripe Status by Disk
0.0 10.7.X.Y 7.0.81-86 ONLINE fullaccess mhpu+0hpu+0hpu 2 false 0.70 2910 1799593 1.5% 1%(onl:27 ) 1%(onl:25 ) 1%(onl:25 )
Srvr+Root+User Modes = migrate + hfswriteable + persistwriteable + useraccntwriteable
All reported states=(ONLINE), runlevels=(fullaccess), modes=(mhpu+0hpu+0hpu)
System-Status: ok
Access-Status: full
Last checkpoint: cp.20140123160631 finished Thu Jan 23 09:06:55 2014 after 00m 24s (OK)
Last GC: finished Thu Jan 23 08:01:56 2014 after 00m 07s >> recovered 341.59 KB (OK)
Last hfscheck: finished Thu Jan 23 09:05:35 2014 after 03m 17s >> checked 46 of 46 stripes (OK) <<<<<<<<*********** CHECK HERE
Maintenance windows scheduler capacity profile is active.
The maintenance window is currently running.
Next backup window start time: Thu Jan 23 20:00:00 2014 MST
Next maintenance window start time: Fri Jan 24 08:00:00 2014 MST
If you look at the Last hfscheck line, it should show that it finished successfully.
If the last hfscheck did NOT finish successfully, and it shows an error, it is best to contact VMware support immediately to prevent potential data loss.