Incomplete deletion of NSX-T Edge

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

An Edge node has been deleted and is no longer present on the UI

Fabric -> Nodes -> Edge Transport Nodes

The API does not list the Edge node

GET https://<nsx-mgr>/api/v1/transport-nodes

The Edge node can still be found using the UI search

Manager syslog may have messaging like

"com.vmware.nsx.management.messaging.exceptions.MessagingException: Stub is not available for client <UUID>, application PlatformManagement",\n  "httpStatus" : "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",\n  "error_code" : 202100,\n  "module_name" : "Platform Management",\n  "error_message" : "com.vmware.nsx.management.messaging.exceptions.MessagingException: Stub is not available for client <UUID>, application PlatformManagement"\n}'

Environment

VMware NSX-T 
VMware NSX-T Data Center

Cause

This issue occurs due to an incomplete Edge deletion. The node is removed as a Transport Node but is not removed as a Fabric Node.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in NSX-T Data Center 2.5.1 and above

The stale Edge node can be removed using the deprecated API.

DELETE https://<nsx-mgr>/api/v1/fabric/nodes/<UUID>

Find the Edge UUID by searching for the Edge by name on the UI search