If the passive or witness node fails and vCenter HA cluster was configured using the automatic cloning method, you can redeploy it in the vCenter HA Settings page.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Active node with the vSphere Client.
  2. Select the vCenter Server object in the inventory and select the Configure tab.
  3. Select vCenter HA under Settings.
  4. Click on the REDEPLOY button next to the node to start the Redeploy wizard.

    • If your vCenter server is managed by another vCenter server in the same SSO domain, proceed to step 6.
    • If your vCenter server is managed by another vCenter server in a different SSO domain, input the location and credential details of that management vCenter server. Enter the Management vCenter Server FQDN or IP address and Single Sign-On credentials.
  6. Specify a unique name and target location.
  7. Select the destination compute resource for the operation.
  8. Select the datastore in which to store the configuration and disk files.
  9. Configure the virtual machine networks.
    • If you are redeploying the Passive node, select virtual machine Management (NIC 0) and vCenter HA (NIC 1) networks.
    • If you are redeploying the Witness node, select vCenter HA (NIC 1) network.
    If there are issues with your selections, errors or compatibility warnings are displayed.
  10. Review your selections and click Finish to redeploy the node.