diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py
index 4b99e1f0..0facc19d 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_cluster.py
@@ -428,6 +428,24 @@ class ClusteredAPITestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         api.get('api/v1/transport-zones')
         self.assertEqual(cluster.ClusterHealth.GREEN, api.health)
 
+    def test_exception_translation_on_ground_error(self):
+
+        def server_error():
+            raise requests_exceptions.ConnectionError()
+
+        conf_managers = ['8.9.10.11', '9.10.11.12', '10.11.12.13']
+        exceptions = config.ExceptionConfig()
+        max_attempts = 4
+        api = self.mock_nsx_clustered_api(
+            nsx_api_managers=conf_managers,
+            max_attempts=max_attempts,
+            session_response=[server_error for i in range(0, max_attempts)])
+        api.nsxlib_config.exception_config = exceptions
+
+        self.assertRaises(nsxlib_exc.ServiceClusterUnavailable,
+                          api.get, 'api/v1/transport-zones')
+        self.assertEqual(cluster.ClusterHealth.RED, api.health)
+
     def test_cluster_proxy_connection_establish_error(self):
 
         def connect_timeout():
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
index b90b6fc5..a291afdc 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
@@ -665,7 +665,21 @@ class ClusteredAPI(object):
 
     def _proxy_stub(self, proxy_for):
         def _call_proxy(url, *args, **kwargs):
-            return self._proxy(proxy_for, url, *args, **kwargs)
+            try:
+                return self._proxy(proxy_for, url, *args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as ex:
+                # If this was exception that grounded the cluster,
+                # we want to translate this exception to
+                # ServiceClusterUnavailable. This is in order to
+                # provide unified "cluster down" experience for
+                # the client
+                exc_config = self.nsxlib_config.exception_config
+                if exc_config.should_ground_endpoint(ex):
+                    raise exceptions.ServiceClusterUnavailable(
+                        cluster_id=self.cluster_id)
+
+                raise ex
+
         return _call_proxy
 
     def _proxy(self, proxy_for, uri, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/config.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/config.py
index d1b8cf37..c6f3a248 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/config.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/config.py
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ class NsxLibConfig(object):
                         " to True, overriding provided configuration")
             self.cluster_unavailable_retry = True
 
+        if len(nsx_api_managers) > self.max_attempts:
+            LOG.warning("max_attempts setting (%d) is lower than amount of"
+                        " endpoints (%d), which means that not all endpoints"
+                        " will be probed in case of retriable error",
+                        self.max_attempts, len(nsx_api_managers))
+
     def extend(self, keepalive_section, validate_connection_method=None,
                url_base=None):
         if keepalive_section or validate_connection_method: