To support dynamic routing in the recovery VMware Cloud Foundation instance, before you initiate a disaster recovery from the protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance, configure the NSX Tier-1 gateway to set the recovery VMware Cloud Foundation instance as primary. This configuration ensures that the management components of the SDDC continue to communicate using optimal routes in a fault-tolerant network.

  1. Log in to NSX Global Manager for the management domain in the recovery VMware Cloud Foundation instance at https://<active_nsx_gm_fqdn>/login.jsp?local=true as admin.
  2. On the main navigation bar, click Networking.
  3. In the left navigation pane, click Tier-1 gateways.

  4. Click the vertical ellipsis for the cross-instance Tier-1 gateway to which the protected components are connected and select Edit.

  5. In the Locations panel, configure the settings.

    Location

    Mode

    Protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance

    Secondary

    Recovery VMware Cloud Foundation instance

    Primary

  6. In the Change primary location dialog box, click Yes.
  7. Click Save and click Close editing.