Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Reference Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started
- Installation
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Implementation
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Installation on Windows Server 2003
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Installation on Windows Server 2008
- Configuring vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Server Configuration Wizard
- Configuring the Machine Identity
- Configuring the Server Role
- Configuring the Client Connection Port
- Configuring Channel IP Routing
- Configuring the Default Channel Port
- Configuring Low Bandwidth Module
- Configuring Public IP Addressing
- Enabling Network Monitoring
- Configuring Split-Brain Avoidance
- Managing vCenter Server Heartbeat License Keys
- Configuring Message Queue Logs
- Configuring the Maximum Disk Usage
- System Administration and Management
- Server Protection
- Network Protection
- Application Protection
- Status and Control
- Performance Protection
- Data Protection
- Data Protection Overview
- Other Administrative Tasks
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Unexpected Behaviors
- Two Active Servers
- Two Passive Servers
- Synchronization Failures
- Registry Status is Out of Sync
- Channel Drops
- Subnet or Routing Issues
- MaxDiskUsage Errors
- MaxDiskUsage Error Messages
- [L9]Exceeded the Maximum Disk Usage (VCChannelExceededMaxDiskUsageException)
- [L9]Exceeded the Maximum Disk Usage on the ACTIVE Server
- [L9]Exceeded the Maximum Disk Usage on the PASSIVE Server
- [L20]Out of Disk Space (VCChannelOutOfDiskSpaceException)
- Application Slowdown
- Poor Application Performance
- Both Servers Can Accommodate the Initial Load but the Load Has Increased
- One Server Can Provide Adequate Resource Support, but the Other Cannot
- Scheduled Resource Intensive Tasks
- Appendix - Setup Error Messages
- Glossary
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Chapter 9 Status and Control
Connecting to a Pair of Servers
To administer a pair of servers you must connect to them through the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console does not connect until vCenter Server Heartbeat initializes. Wait 10 seconds
after starting vCenter Server Heartbeat before attempting to connect.
1 Select a server pair from the Server drop-down menu.
2Type a Username and Password with valid Windows credentials into the respective text boxes. In a
domain environment, use the format domainname\username.
Reviewing the Status of a Server Pair
The Server Pairs Overview window lists the selected pair of servers with other server pairs that historically
were administered. The Primary server name is displayed with the roles that Primary and Secondary servers
are currently performing.
Additional information about the communications between the servers is displayed: the length of the passive
server (safe) and active server (unsafe) queues and the peak rate of data transfer over the VMware Channel.
Last Event, Importance, and Event Time also display. These events are discussed later in this guide.