Installation guide

Installation Guide
34 VMware, Inc.
29 The vCenter Server Heartbeat server pair can be administered remotely on client machines using the
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console or using the vSphere plug-in. The vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
connects to the IP address of the active server using the default client connection port of 52267. If this port
is already in use, type an available client connection port in the text box. Click Next.
30 Select the applications to protect. All licensed vCenter Server Heartbeat features are listed. If View
Composer is installed, select the View Composer check box to provide protection for View Composer.
 If installing vCenter Server or other componenets such as VMware Update Manager, Support Tools,
etc. locally and the SQL Server Database on a separate server, select Protect Virtual Center only and
click Next.
 If installing SQL Server remotely, upon completion of the vCenter Server installation locally, repeat
the installation procedure at the remote SQL Server location and select Protect SQL Server Only and
click Next.
 If installing both vCenter Server and SQL Server locally, select Protect Virtual Center and SQL
Server and click Next.
31 You have the following options:
 For installations where the Secondary server is virtual, go to Step 36.
 For installations where the Secondary server is physical, go to Step 32.
32 Review the summary of options and configuration information for the installation. Click Next.
33 Pre-install checks run to ensure that the installation can continue. Setup checks the available disk space,
system memory, operating system compatibility, and dependencies between modules. The Report pane
displays the results of the pre-install checks.
34 If any of the pre-install checks are unsuccessful, go back through the wizard, make the necessary changes,
and run the pre-install checks again. If the pre-install checks are successful, click Next.
35 The next page displays the progress of the installation. During this process, Setup installs the necessary
files and folders onto your system and applies the configuration you specified. Setup also installs
Heartbeat Diagnostics and configures it with the default settings. Click Next after vCenter Server
Heartbeat components are complete.
36 The Microsoft Windows Backup Configuration is displayed.
When the Secondary server is virtual, Setup backs up two small files, nfsetup.dat and primary.csv,
into a shared folder from the Primary server and restores them to the Secondary server for proper
configuration.
When the Secondary server is physical you are prompted to select options to facilitate the clone of
pertinent components of the Primary server onto the Secondary server.
Where VMware Channel communications are fast and reliable, for instance in a LAN topology, you can
directly create the backup files over the VMware Channel connection to a shared folder on a partition on
the Secondary server.
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OTE If you are protecting vCenter only or vCenter and SQL Server, provide a Username and Password
for an account with rights to Virtual Infrastructure.
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OTE The Progress pane on the Pre-Install Checks page displays the progress of these checks. When
finished, the Report pane displays the results.
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OTE If a previous version of Heartbeat Diagnostics is detected, vCenter Server Heartbeat Setup updates
it to the current version.