NSX-T series Part 3 – Add additional NSX-T Managers and Add Virtual IP (VIP)

Login to NSX-T Manager > Click system > click appliances > click add nsx appliance.

Enter FQDN of your second NSX-T manager – nsxtmgr02.vmware.local

Select IPv4

Type in the IP address of the new nsx-t manager with your subnet mask prefix

Type in the gateway of the new nsx-t manager

Add a DNS server

Add a NTP server

Add search domains – your domain name

Select Medium > click next

Select compute manager

Select a cluster

Select a datastore

Select a network – port group for management

Enable SSH and root access

Type in a root password

Add admin as username for Admin CLI credentials

Click same as root password

Add audit as username for audit CLI credentials

Click Install appliance

This will take a little while

Done – I would add another NSX-T Manager if its for a production environment

Click set virtual ip (configure a dns entry on your dns server for this virtual ip)

Type in the ip address for ipv4 > click save

Now you should be able to access your virtual ip or your dns entry for your virtual ip in your browser

If you lose one nsx-t manager the other will take over the role