To enable cross-vCenter NSX networking, configure the NSX Manager in Region B as a secondary. You perform this operation from the primary NSX Manager which is in Region A. You join the management cluster in Region B to the universal transport zone from the local vCenter Server.
Procedure
- In a Web browser, log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
Settings Value URL https://lax01m01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local/ui User name administrator@vsphere.local Password vsphere_admin_password - Change the Segment ID allocation.
- In the Networking and security inventory, click Installation and upgrade, and click the Logical network settings tab.
- From the NSX Manager drop-down menu, select 172.17.11.65.
- In the Segment IDs section, click Edit.
- In the Edit Segment ID Settings dialog box, remove Universal Segment ID pool values, deselect Universal Multicast addressing, enter the following settings, and click Save.
Setting Value Segment ID pool 6000-6200 Multicast addressing On Multicast addresses 239.5.0.0-239.5.255.255 Universal Segment ID pool - Universal Multicast addressing Off Universal Multicast addresses - Important: Ensure that the Segment ID pool does not overlap with the Segment ID pool of the NSX Manager in Region A.
- Remove the primary role from the Management NSX Manager in Region B
- On the Installation and upgrade page, click the Management tab.
- Select the lax01m01nsx01 NSX Manager for Region B and, from the Actions drop-down menu, select Remove primary role.
On the Remove primary role confirmation dialog box, click Yes. The operation sets the role of the NSX Manager instance to Transit.
- Assign the secondary role to the Management NSX Manager in Region B.
- On the Installation and upgrade page, click the Management tab.
- Select the sfo01m01nsx01 NSX Manager for Region A and, from the Actions drop-down menu, select Add secondary manager.
- In the New secondary manager dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting Value Primary NSX Manager sfo01m01nsx01 NSX Manager lax01m01nsx01 User name admin Password mgmtnsx_admin_password Confirm password mgmtnsx_admin_password - In the Thumbprint confirmation dialog box, click Accept.
The operation sets the role of the management NSX Manager in Region B to Secondary.
- Verify that Universal Logical Switches are visible in Region B.
- On the Installation and upgrade page, click the Logical switches tab.
- From the NSX Manager drop-down menu, select the 172.17.11.65 NSX Manager instance for Region B.
- Verify that Universal Logical Switches are visible in the Logical switches page.