Adding the vCenter as a compute manager adds the VxRail nodes as host transport nodes. To verify, perform the following steps:
- Go to .
- Next to Managed by, select the vCenter from the drop-down list.
- Under Node, expand the VxRail cluster.
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Adding the vCenter as a compute manager adds the VxRail nodes as host transport nodes. To verify, perform the following steps: