Changes to NSX T failing after the restore of NSX T
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Changes to NSX T failing after the restore of NSX T

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Article ID: 378991

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

NSX T UI shows error message 

Write operations are temporary blocked (Error code: 401)

Compute manager / virtual center  will likely show no issue for registration / connection status with NSX T UI

Environment

VMware NSX T 3.x

VMware NSX 4.x

Cause

NSX T appliance restore requires healthy connectivity with compute manager. The restore of NSX T appliance without healthy communication with the VC server may cause write operation to fail. Following may cause issue for healthy connectivity between NSX T and virtual center. 

a. Network connectivity from NSX T appliance to virtual center server

b. Name resolution issue

c. Mismatch of password (The password for virtual center contained in NSX T backup and virtual center server current password are different)

Resolution

Before the restore of the NSX T appliance make sure 

a. Network connectivity between NSX T appliance and virtual center server

b. Matching password for the VC account. 

Additional Information

Waiting on customer to upload NSX T logs  so we can add context to the issue section.