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  • 1.  NSX environment with one nsx controller only

    Posted Jun 28, 2016 06:09 PM

    Is it possible to run nsx environment with one nsx controller only?



  • 2.  RE: NSX environment with one nsx controller only

    Posted Jun 28, 2016 06:52 PM

    yes but highly discouraged...what you going to have is a SPOF and when you upgrade NSX it'll be a problem of sorts...what's the rationale behind your question ?

    /r



  • 3.  RE: NSX environment with one nsx controller only

    Posted Jun 29, 2016 02:19 AM

    i have seen one controller in one of the test environment due to that i was curious to know can it perform all the nsx operations.



  • 4.  RE: NSX environment with one nsx controller only

    Posted Jun 29, 2016 06:04 AM

    Subtle diff between "working" and being supported to be heeded attention to here -

    By v-twin engine would also fire up with a single spark-plug alright but I would never do it because not only would it hurt the performance but also it makes no sense at all as it bringe sthings out of balance and it defies the purpose of a v-twin. (lame analogy but the best I could conjure up so early with only 2 sips out my jug of java)

    cheers

    r.



  • 5.  RE: NSX environment with one nsx controller only
    Best Answer

    Posted Jun 28, 2016 09:25 PM

    It is unsupported.

    According to Installation guide: http://http://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-62/topic/com.vmware.nsx.install.doc/GUID-ADAED74E-4796-4826-B138-2F9EFF0AB427.html

    No matter the size of the NSX deployment, VMware requires that each NSX Controller cluster contain three controller nodes. Having a different number of controller nodes is not supported.