Separate vCenter environment

The controller cluster is deployed in a group of three. Each controller node can only be deployed onto a vSphere cluster that is part of the vCenter inventory that the NSX Manager you are configuring is paired with. In large environments with multiple vCenters, it is not uncommon for the vCenter server and NSX Manager to be deployed onto a dedicated vSphere cluster that is managed by an independent vCenter server that is deemed as management. In this scenario, the NSX controller cluster cannot be deployed onto the dedicated management vSphere cluster.