Problem

Deployment of NSX Advanced Load Balancer controller failed.

Cause

Deployment might fail because of a number of reasons. Some of the reasons are:
  • Deployment of controller failed

  • Controller failed to power on

  • Controller failed to register with compute manager
  • Controller failed to power off
  • Controller could not be undeployed
  • Connection between NSX and compute manager is broken

  • Compute manager registered to controller is deleted
  • Controller is deployed with a hostname that already exist in the cluster

Solution

  1. From a browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
  2. To delete the controller, go to

    System > Appliances > NSX Advanced Load Balancer

  3. Click Actions and click Delete.