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To restore the previously failed server to the active role
1 Correct the conditions that caused the failover.
2 Verify the integrity of the disk data on the failed server.
3 Restart the failed, now passive, server after all issues are resolved.
4 Start vCenter Server Heartbeat on the passive server.
At this point, the instances of vCenter Server Heartbeat running on the servers connect and begin to
re-synchronize the data on the Primary server.
5 Wait until vCenter Server Heartbeat is fully synchronized.
When the re-synchronization is complete, you can continue operating with this configuration (for
example, the Secondary server is the active server and the Primary server is the passive server), or initiate
a managed switchover.
6 Optionally, perform a managed switchover to return the Primary and Secondary servers to the same roles
they had before the failover.