NSX install on ESXi Transport Node fails with error "Waiting for Connection to Managers" due to DNS resolution fail

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• Prepare newly added ESXi in the cluster for NSX.
• Install failed with error "Waiting for Connection to Managers".
• Clicking on "Install Failed" and then "View Errors" shows the error:
  Failed to install software on host. Failed to install software on host. Time out waiting for host to join NSX Manager.
• On ESXi use command 'nc -vz <nsx_manager_ip> <port_number>' to test port 1234 and 1235 connection which works fine.
• 'nsxcli -c get managers' and 'nsxcli -c get controllers' return no value.
• Time is synchronized between ESXi and nsx managers.
• ESXi could not resolve nsx manager FQDN.

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

The ESXi Host is configured with the wrong DNS server.

Resolution

Correct the ESXi DNS configuration.