You restore the file-based backup of the first NSX Manager cluster node to the newly deployed NSX Manager instance.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, log in to the NSX Manager node for the domain by using the user interface (https://<nsx_manager_node_fqdn>/login.jsp?local=true)
  2. On the main navigation bar, click System.
  3. In the left navigation pane, under Lifecycle management, click Backup and restore.
  4. In the NSX configuration pane, under SFTP server, click Edit.
  5. In the Backup configuration dialog box, enter these values, and click Save.

    Setting

    Value

    FQDN or IP address

    IP address of SFTP server

    Protocol

    SFTP

    Port

    22

    Directory path

    /backups

    Username

    Service account user name

    For example, [email protected]

    Password

    service_account_password

    SSH fingerprint

    SFTP_ssh_fingerprint

  6. Under Backup history, select the target backup, and click Restore.
  7. During the restore, when prompted, reject adding NSX Manager nodes by clicking I understand and Resume.

Results

A progress bar displays the status of the restore operation with the current step of the process.