To start implementing high availability of NSX-T Manager, deploy the remaining two nodes of the NSX-T Manager cluster on the management cluster.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the user interface of the first NSX-T Manager appliance.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01wnsx01a.sfo01.rainpole.local.
    2. Log in by using the following credentials.
      Setting Value
      User name admin
      Password nsx_admin_password
  2. On the main navigation bar, click System.
  3. In the navigation pane, select Overview and click Add Nodes.
    The Add Nodes wizard appears.
  4. On the Common Attributes page, enter the following settings and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Compute Manager

    sfo01m01vc01

    Enable SSH

    Yes

    Enable Root Access

    No

    CLI Password / Confirm CLI Password

    nsx_cli_password

    Root Password / Confirm Root Password

    nsx_root_password

    DNS Servers

    172.16.11.5 172.16.11.4

    NTP Servers

    ntp.sfo01.rainpole.local

    Form Factor

    Large

  5. On the Nodes page, enter the following settings to create the sfo01wnsx01b NSX-T Manager node.

    Setting

    Value

    Name

    sfo01wnsx01b

    Cluster

    sfo01-m01-mgmt01

    Datastore

    sfo01-m01-vsan01

    Network

    sfo01-m01-vds01-management

    IP Assignment Type

    Static

    Management IP/Netmask

    172.16.11.83/24

    Management Gateway

    172.16.11.253

  6. To create sfo01wnsx01c, on the Add Node page of the wizard, click Add Node, enter the following settings, and click Finish.

    Setting

    Value

    Name

    sfo01wnsx01b

    Cluster

    sfo01-m01-mgmt01

    Datastore

    sfo01-m01-vsan01

    Network

    sfo01-m01-vds01-managementsfo01-m01-vds01-management

    IP Assignment Type

    Static

    Management IP/Netmask

    172.16.11.84/24

    Management Gateway

    172.16.11.253

Results

Each NSX-T Manager nodes has a Repository Status equal to Sync Complete, and the status of the management cluster is Stable.