Cluster domain-c##### is missing compatible NSX-T VDS when deploying Tanzu Workload

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

The following error entries are observed:
Cluster domain-c##### is missing compatible NSX-T VDS

This error message is received on the workload management page when trying to deploy vSphere with Tanzu using NSX-T. 

When checking cluster compatibility via the dcli, output may look similar to:

Command> dcli com vmware vcenter namespacemanagement clustercompatibility list|---------|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
|cluster  |compatible|incompatibility_reasons                           |
|---------|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
|domain-c#####|False     |Cluster domain-c##### is missing compatible NSX-T VDS.|
|---------|----------|--------------------------------------------------|

Command> dcli com vmware vcenter namespacemanagement distributedswitchcompatibility list --cluster domain-c#####|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|compatible|incompatibility_reasons                                                       |distributed_switch                             |network_provider     |compatible_networks|
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|False     |No valid edge cluster for VDS 50 2f 0b ## ## ## ## ##-## ## ## ## ## d5 4a 97.|50 2f 0b ## ## ## ## ##-## ## ## ## ## d5 4a 97|NSXT_CONTAINER_PLUGIN|                   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|

Command> dcli com vmware vcenter namespacemanagement edgeclustercompatibility list --cluster domain-c##### --distributed-switch "50 2f 0b ## ## ## ## ##-## ## ## ## ## d5 4a 97"
Server error: com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.InternalServerError
Error message:
    Value of element cannot be nil

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x

VMware vCenter Server 8.0.x

VMware NSX 4.2

Cause

All hosts in the desired cluster are not part of the same overlay transport zone.

Resolution

In the NSX UI, modify the host transport node profile so that the correct, consistent overlay transport Zone is selected for all hosts for the desired cluster.

This setting can be found in System -> Fabric -> Hosts -> Transport Node Profile.

Additional Information

If the issue persists after confirming that all hosts in the desired cluster are part of the same overlay transport zone, see also "Cluster domain-c##### is missing compatible NSX-T VDS" when trying to deploy vSphere with Tanzu