How to add new ESXi hosts to existing Enterprise TKGI deployment

Products

• VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated (TKGi)

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to add new ESXi hosts to vSphere clusters hosting the existing Enterprise TKGI Management and Enterprise TKGI Cluster VMs

 

Environment

VMware TKGI 1.x+

Resolution

1. In Ops Manager, determine which vSphere clusters are used to host the Enterprise TKGI Management VMs and the Enterprise TKGI clusters. This information can be obtained from the Bosh tile on the Create Availability Zones page and from the TKGI tile on the Kubernetes Cloud Provider page.
2. In the vSphere client, validate the version of ESXi installed on the existing hosts in the relevant vSphere clusters.
3. In the host client, validate that the version of the new ESXi hosts matches the version of the ESXi hosts noted in Step 2. Ensure that the new ESXi hosts are connected to the proper networks/VLANs and that the existing storage is available as well. If VSAN is in use, ensure that the new hosts will have the appropriate quantity and type of disks to participate in the VSAN cluster.
4. In the host client, put the new ESXi hosts into maintenance mode.
5. In the vSphere client, add the new ESXi hosts to the appropriate vSphere clusters.
6. Configure any needed vmkernel ports. Configure any needed storage.
7. In NSX-T Manager, configure the new ESXi hosts as transport nodes.
8. In the vSphere client, take the new ESXi hosts out of maintenance mode.

Additional Information

Add a Host (from the vCenter Server and Host Management Guide)
Create a Standalone Host or Bare Metal Server Transport Node (from the NSX-T Datacenter Installation Guide)
Configure a Managed Host Transport Node (from the NSX-T Datacenter Installation Guide)