If two of the three NSX Manager cluster nodes are in a failed state or if you restored the first node of a failed NSX Manager cluster, you must deactivate the cluster.

Important:

This procedure is not applicable in use cases when there are two operational NSX Manager cluster nodes.

If only one of the three NSX Manager nodes in the NSX Manager cluster is in a failed state, after you prepared for the restore, you directly restore the failed node to the cluster. See Restore an NSX Manager Node to an Existing NSX Manager Cluster.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, log in to the management domain vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client (https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui).
  2. Select Menu > VMs and Templates.
  3. In the inventory expand vCenter Server > Datacenter > NSX Folder.
  4. Click the VM of the operational NSX Manager node in the cluster, click Launch Web Console, and log in by using administrator credentials.

    Setting

    Value

    User name

    admin

    Password

    nsx_admin_password

  5. Run the command to deactivate the cluster 
    deactivate cluster
  6. On the Are you sure you want to remove all other nodes from this cluster? (yes/no)prompt, enter yes.

    You deactivated the cluster.

What to do next

Power off and delete the two failed NSX Manager nodes from inventory.