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Alternatively, click Browse to select one of these locations. Select Create icons on Desktop and click Next.
14 Identify the network adapter(s) for use in the VMware Channel on the Channel Adapter Identification
page. Select the network adapters (NICs) for the VMware Channel from the list. Click the adapter name
to display the selected NIC properties in the lower pane. You must select at least one NIC to proceed with
the installation.
If no NICs are available, click Open Network Connections to review the network configuration of your
machine and verify that you have the correct number of NICs installed. After selecting the appropriate
NIC, click Next.
15 The VMware Channel IP Configuration page prompts you to configure the VMware Channel(s) IP
network addresses. Click Add for each available channel connection. For the Primary server, select from
a drop-down menu that lists all local IP addresses. Type the reciprocal IP address on the Secondary server
into the IP Address On Secondary text box. You must specify all VMware Channel IP addresses in
subnets outside of the normal Principal (Public) IP addressing schema so that VMware Channel traffic
routing uses the VMware Channel network card rather than the Principal (Public) network card. Click
OK. Repeat this step for additional NICs.
16 Review and adjust, if necessary, the default channel port. Click Next.
17 Select the Principal (Public) NIC(s). The IP address information is displayed for each NIC. Click Next.
vCenter Server Heartbeat software can be deployed in a configuration where both servers have the same
Principal (Public) IP address, for instance, in a standard Local Area Network (LAN) deployment where
both machines are in the same subnet.
Alternatively, vCenter Server Heartbeat can be deployed where the Principal (Public) IP addresses differ,
for instance, in a Wide Area Network (WAN) deployment where the Primary and Secondary servers are
located in different sites and subnets where client access is therefore bound by the standard network
routing to allow the correct connectivity to the server according to its locale.
18 Select Use same IP addresses for Secondary (Recommended for HA secondary) or
Use different IP addresses for Secondary (Recommended for DR secondary).
You have the following options:
 For a WAN installation with different subnets, go to Step 20.
 For LAN installation or same subnet WAN installs, continue with Step 19.
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OTE The path of the VMware installation folder cannot contain Unicode characters. If vCenter Server
Heartbeat is installed in a folder that has a path containing Unicode characters, this causes the Neverfail
Server R2 service to fail to start. The path of the VMware installation folder can only contain lower and
upper case letters A to Z, digits from 0 to 9, and the following special characters: space \ _ - ( ) . :
Additionally, vCenter Server Heartbeat does not support file or folder names ending with a period “.” or
space “ “.
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OTE Only one channel can be configured for each NIC. To configure more than one channel you must
identify more than one NIC. A disabled NIC does not appear in this list. Enable the NIC to display it. If a
NIC is disconnected, its IP addresses do not appear in the lower pane.
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OTE When the implementation spans multiple sites with firewalls between the servers, configure the
firewalls to allow traffic to pass through the default channel port or the manually configured channel port.
Consult the VMware knowledge base for additional information.