NSX CLI Guide
join <ip-address[:port]> cluster-id <cluster-id> thumbprint <thumbprint> [token <api-token>] [username <username> [password <password>]] [force]
Join this node to a management cluster. You must provide the API username and password of a node that is already in the cluster. On that node, you can run the
get cluster config command to get the cluster ID, and run the get certificate api thumbprint command to get the thumbprint. If you do not provide a password on the command line, you will be prompted to enter one.
Parameters:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| <ip-address[:port]> | IPv4 or IPv6 address of an NSX Manager and optional port |
| <cluster-id> | Cluster ID of existing cluster to join Allowed pattern: ^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-([0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$ |
| <username> | Manager API username |
| <password> | Manager API password |
| <thumbprint> | Manager API thumbprint |