Installation guide

Installation Guide
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To start vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
1 Right-click the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat interactive status icon on the Windows too tray (located
on the right side of the Windows tool bar). The vCenter Server Heartbeat quick access menu opens.
2 Select Manage Server The vCenter Server Heartbeat Console opens in a window and shows the Heartbeat
Servers (overview) pane.
Alternatively you can start vCenter Server Heartbeat Console from the VMware program group on the
Windows Start menu. This is the only method supported if vCenter Server Heartbeat Console has been
installed on a workstation that is not part of the Pair.
Navigate vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
After vCenter Server Heartbeat Console is running, use the navigation panel on the left of the vCenter Server
Heartbeat Console window to view and select Groups and Pair connections you can manage with vCenter
Server Heartbeat Console.
See “Add a vCenter Server Group” on page 46 and “Add a New Connection” on page 46 for information on
how to add Groups and Pair Connections to vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.
The selection of Group or Pair you make in the navigation panel “points” the vCenter Server Heartbeat
Console to that Group or Pair and vCenter Server Heartbeat Console provides information related to only the
selected Group or Pair. To avoid confusion, pay particular attention to the selection in the navigation panel
when you are managing more than one Group or Pair.
Select a Pair in the navigation panel of vCenter Server Heartbeat to show a set of tabs and sub-tabs that offer
detailed status and control of the associated vCenter Server Heartbeat servers in the Pair.
Add a vCenter Server Group
The Add Group feature in vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to add new vCenter Server Heartbeat
Groups to manage.
To add a vCenter Server Heartbeat Group
1 Open vCenter Server Heartbeat Console and click Add Group in the tool bar, select Add Group from the
File menu, or right-click an existing group in the navigation panel and select Add Group form the menu.
2 Type the name for the new group into the text box and click OK. The newly created group appears in the
navigation panel on the left of the vCenter Server Center Heartbeat window.
Add a New Connection
The Add Connection feature in the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to add a new Pair Connection
to an existing vCenter Server Heartbeat Group.
N
OTE A Group is an arbitrary collection of vCenter Server Heartbeat Pairs used for organization.
A Connection, or Pair Connection allows vCenter Server Heartbeat Console to communicate with a vCenter
Server Heartbeat Pair either on the same machine or remotely.
NOTE Groups and Pairs are not automatically detected by vCenter Server Heartbeat Console. Each Group or
Pair you want to manage must be added to vCenter Server Heartbeat Console before you can use it to view
status or change settings for that Group or Pair Connection.
NOTE When a you attempt to connect to vCenter Server Heartbeat for the first time, you are presented the
option to accept the SSL certificate from the server. To continue connecting to vCenter Server Heartbeat, you
must accept the SSL certificate.