Verifying NSX Edge Search Domain Configuration

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• While performing Health Checks of VMware NSX environment, absence of a configured Search Domain on NSX Edge node(s) can be flagged.
• This article provides the procedure to verify if a search domain is correctly configured on NSX Edge node.

Environment

VMware NSX

Resolution

Following steps are to be performed to verify if a search domain is configured:

1. SSH to the Edge Node and log in as admin user.
2. Run the following command to check if a search domain is configured:
   1. get search-domains
3. Review the output. If a domain is listed, the node is correctly configured.
4. If the output is empty and a domain is required, configure it by running the following command:
   1. set search-domains <domain_name>
5. Verify the configuration by running the following command:
   1. get search-domains

Additional Information

To configure NTP server, DNS server and timezone, refer Configuring Appliances