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If vCenter Server only was installed and you want to install a separate SQL Server, repeat the installation
process for the Primary and Secondary servers at the remote site and select SQL Server only.
To install SQL Server on a separate host from the vCenter Server, go to “Primary Server” on page 32
47 See “Post Installation Configuration” on page 45 for additional instructions on configuring vCenter
Server Heartbeat.
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
To administer a pair of servers you must connect to them through the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console does not connect until vCenter Server Heartbeat initializes.
You can start vCenter Server Heartbeat Console from any server in the vCenter Server Heartbeat Pair.
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 44 and “Add a New Connection” on page 45 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.
N
OTE The installation is complete if vCenter Server was installed with a local SQL Server or only vCenter
Server was installed with no separate SQL Server.
NOTE 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.
N
OTE 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.