Deploying an NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Cluster using CLI

Log in to the CLI (or CLI shell) and enter the commands shown in the following example.

Note:

Ensure that you specify the host IP addresses of the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller nodes instead of the IP addresses shown below:

Configure the cluster with the Controller nodes at [‘10.10.25.81’, ‘10.10.25.82’, ‘10.10.25.83’].

configure cluster
Updating an existing object. Currently, the object is:
+---------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Field         | Value                                        |
+---------------+----------------------------------------------+
| uuid          | cluster-eb01bf05-7313-4a4f-91b6-21e46d3c237d |
| name          | cluster-0-1                                  |
| nodes[1]      |                                              |
| name          | 10.10.25.81                                  |
| ip            | 10.10.25.81                                  |
| vm_ref        | EB01BF05-7313-4A4F-91B6-21E46D3C237D         |
| vm_mor        |                                              |
| vm_hostname   | node1.controller.local                       |
| tenant_ref    | admin                                        |
+---------------+----------------------------------------------+
: cluster> nodes name 10.10.25.82 ip 10.10.25.82
New object being created
: cluster:nodes> save
: cluster> nodes name 10.10.25.83 ip 10.10.25.83
New object being created
: cluster:nodes> save
: cluster> save

To add or remove nodes from the cluster, bring this Controller down and spin it up with the new configuration.

Waiting for the cluster to be ready... 
Controller is ready.