Add a Virtual Data Center to a Data Center Group with NSX Data Center for vSphere Network Provider Type

You can add a virtual data center to a data center group, as a result stretching the existing networks to the new virtual data center.

Prerequisites

• This operation requires the System Administrator role or a role with the VDC Group: Configure VDC Group right published to the organization.

• The data center group contains less than four virtual data centers.

Procedure

1. In the top navigation bar, click Networking and then click the Data Center Groups tab.
   The list of data center groups appears.
2. Click the target data center group.
   The Network Topology view for this data center group opens. The diagram of the current network topology displays the participating VDCs with their network fault domains, the egress points, if configured, and the traffic routes.
3. Click Add Data Center.
4. On the Data Centers page, select the data center that you want to add to the data center group and click Finish.
   The Data Centers page contains a list virtual data centers that are enabled for cross-virtual data center networking by the system administrator.

   Note: A data center group must contain up to four virtual data centers.