Unable to see segments created by NSX on vCenter
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Unable to see segments created by NSX on vCenter

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Article ID: 415872

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

  • Segments created on the NSX side is not reflecting on the vCenter 
  • Communication between the NSX manager and vCenter fails.
  • The nslookup from the NSX to vCenter is unsuccessful
  • Might notice below log entries on syslog of NSX manager
    "[nsx@6876 comp="nsx-manager" level="WARNING" subcomp="manager"] Error occurred while getting dvpg info for cm 530c####-5493-####-9915-####84a7####, managed object ManagedObjectReference: type = Vmware DistributedVirtualSwitch, value dvs-11, serverGuid= null, Local ids null with query VDS com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.exception.ConnectionException: invocation failed with "java.net.UnknownHostException: vcsa.vmware.com" at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.common.impl.ResponseImpl.setError (ResponseImpl.java:265) "

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

This issue might occur due to one of the reasons

  • Connectivity issues between the NSX Manager to vCenter Server.
  • DNS resolution is not working on NSX Manager.

Resolution

To troubleshoot this issue:
  1. Verify and fix the connectivity from the NSX Manager to the vCenter Server.
  2. Validate and rectify if any DNS issues on the NSX manager