The Administration > Controller page provides information about the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller (or NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller cluster).

NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Table

The Controller table lists the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller in the cluster.

  • If NSX Advanced Load Balancer is deployed with a single NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller node, only that Controller is listed.

  • If NSX Advanced Load Balancer is deployed as a 3-node Controller cluster, each Controller node is listed.

The following example is from a deployment that uses a single Controller:



The Nodes page contains the following information:

  • Node IP: IP address of the individual NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller node in the cluster. Each Controller in the cluster will have its management address.

  • Hostname: Name or IP address of the Controller.

  • Role: Shows which NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller is the primary or leader of the cluster.

  • State: The NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller status, such as Cluster Active.

  • Controller Cluster IP: The shared management IP address for the cluster, owned by the current leader NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller. This field is required during addition of a node to the

Controller Configuration

The Controller > Nodes configures the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller management addresses.

If this is a single-node cluster (consists of only this NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller node), the only applicable field is Controller Node-1.

If deploying a 3-node cluster, all fields are applicable:

  • Controller Cluster IP: The shared management IP address for the cluster.

  • Management IP: Controller Node-1: Management IP address of node 1. This IP interface belongs only to this NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller node and is not shared by the cluster.

  • Controller Node-2: Management IP address of node 2. This IP interface belongs only to this NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller node and is not shared by the cluster.

  • Controller Node-3: Management IP address of node 3. This IP interface belongs only to this NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller node and is not shared by the cluster.

For more information on NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller cluster deployment and management, see topics Deploying an NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Cluster, Controller Cluster IP, and Changing NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Cluster Configuration in the VMware NSX Advanced Load BalancerAdministration Guide.