Add-NsxSecondaryManager

NAME Add-NsxSecondaryManager



SYNOPSIS

Adds a standalone NSX Manager to an existing CrossVC configured NSX

environment.





SYNTAX

Add-NsxSecondaryManager -NsxManager <String> [-Thumbprint <String>] [-AcceptPresentedThumbprint] [-Credential

<PSCredential>] [-Connection <PSObject>] [<CommonParameters>]



Add-NsxSecondaryManager -NsxManager <String> [-Thumbprint <String>] [-AcceptPresentedThumbprint] [-Username

<String>] -Password <String> [-Connection <PSObject>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The NSX Manager is the central management component of VMware NSX for

vSphere.



The Add-NsxSecondaryManager cmdlet adds a standalone NSX Manager

to a CrossVC configured NSX environment.



The connected NSX Manager must be configured with the Primary Role, and

the standalone NSX Manager to be added must be configured with the

Standalone role.





PARAMETERS

-NsxManager <String>

Hostname or IPAddress of the Standalone NSX Manger to be added



Required? true

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Thumbprint <String>

SHA1 hash of the NSX Manager certificate. Required unless -AcceptPresentedThumprint is specified.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-AcceptPresentedThumbprint [<SwitchParameter>]

Accept any thumbprint presented by the server specified with -NsxManager. Insecure.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Username <String>

Username for NSX Manager to be added. A local account with SuperUser privileges is required. Defaults to

admin.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value admin

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Password <String>

Password for NSX Manager to be added. A local account with SuperUser privileges is required.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Credential <PSCredential>

Credential object for NSX Manager to be added. A local account with SuperUser privileges is required.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Connection <PSObject>

PowerNSX Connection object



Required? false

Position? named

Default value $defaultNSXConnection

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Add-NsxSecondaryManager -NsxManager nsx-m-01b -Username admin -Password VMware1! -AcceptPresentedThumbprint



Adds the NSX Manager nsx-m-01b as a secondary to the currently connected primary NSX Manager and accepts whatever

thumbprint the server returns.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Add-NsxSecondaryManager -NsxManager nsx-m-01b -Credential $Cred -AcceptPresentedThumbprint



Adds the NSX Manager nsx-m-01b as a secondary to the currently connected primary NSX Manager and accepts whatever

thumbprint the server returns. Credentials are specified as a PSCredential object.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Add-NsxSecondaryManager -NsxManager nsx-m-01b -Username admin -Password VMware1! -Thumbprint

d7:8d:8a:06:55:52:2a:49:00:06:b1:58:c22b:82:21:6b:2f:92



Adds the NSX Manager nsx-m-01b as a secondary to the currently connected primary NSX Manager and validates that

the thumbprint presented by the server is as specified.











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