Configuring Controller Cluster IP
This document details the steps to configure the Controller Cluster IP.
To configure the Controller cluster IP:
- Navigate to .
- Specify the virtual IP address in theController Cluster IPfield.
- UnderCluster Nodes, enter theNode IP,Hostname,Password, and thePublic IP Addressor hostname of the Controller virtual machine.TheEdit Controller Configurationscreen appears.In case of an existing two-node or three-node cluster configuration, to change the Controller cluster IP from the cluster IP configuration screen, delete the existing cluster IP and add a new one.
- Starting withNSX Advanced Load Balancer22.1.3, the following UI is available:
- Navigate to .
- ClickEdit. TheEDIT CLUSTERscreen is displayed.

- UnderCluster Node, clickADDto add theNode IP,Hostname,PasswordandPublic IP Address.

- ClickSAVE.
The Controller Cluster IP gets programmed as a sub-interface on the leader node's primary NIC, and must be in the same subnet as the controller nodes. Whenever there is a failover, this IP is reprogrammed on the new leader's primary NIC.
10.146.3.2 is the Controller cluster IP programmed on a leader in a three-node cluster.
admin@demo-gcp-fa-cluster-node-1:~$ ip a 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1460 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether 42:01:0a:92:03:1c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 10.146.3.28/32 brd 10.146.3.28 scope global eth0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet 10.146.3.2/32 scope global eth0:1 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 fe80::4001:aff:fe92:31c/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever