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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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The Reference Guide provides information about installing and configuring VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat,
including implementation in a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN), configuring
network protection, application protection, data protection, Split-brain Avoidance, and more. To help you
protect your VMware vCenter Server, the book provides an overview of protection offered by vCenter Server
Heartbeat and the actions that vCenter Server Heartbeat can take in the event of a network, hardware, or
application failure.
Intended Audience
This guide assumes a working knowledge of networks including configuration of TCP/IP suite of protocols
and sound knowledge of domain administration on the Windows 2003 platform, notably in Active Directory
and DNS.
Document Feedback
VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send your
feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com.
Abbreviations Used in Figures
The figures in this book use the abbreviations listed in Table 1.
Technical Support and Education Resources
The following sections describe the technical support resources available to you. To access the current version
of this book and other books, go to www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Online and Telephone Support
To use online support to submit technical support requests, view your product and contract information, and
register your products, go to www.vmware.com/support.
About This Book
Table 1. Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
Channel VMware Channel
NIC Network interface card
P2P Physical to physical
P2V Physical to virtual
V2V Virtual to virtual
SAN Storage area network type datastore