Newly Created NSX-T Segments Do Not Appear in vCenter Inventory

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• When creating a segment on the NSX-T Manger is not displayed on vCenter.
• Login to the NSX manager as user admin. Switch to the root user by running the command st en
• Checking the NSX manager log file in /var/log/proton/nsxapi.log below error are seen.
  

  ERROR LogicalSwitchStateOperationScheduler1 NsxPortgroupExecuteVcUtils 5140 SWITCHING [nsx@6876 comp="nsx-manager" errorCode="MP9538" level="ERROR" subcomp="manager"] Could not find the HostSwitch [ ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##] of type VDS

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

The ESXi (transport nodes) that were previously functioning and later decommissioned via vCenter Inventory, has not been removed from NSX completely

Resolution

This is a condition that can occur in a VMware NSX environment.

To fix the issue, follow the steps below

• In the NSX-Ui navigate to  System > Fabric > Hosts > Standalone and remove the decommissioned Hosts using a DELETE NSX and then select the “Force Delete” option 
  
  
• Login in the vCenter UI(Home > Inventory > Networking)  and ensure that the segment is created successfully.

Additional Information

For further help, please open a Broadcom support case