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Chapter 3 Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on Identical Nodes
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.
To Add a new connection
1 In the navigation panel, select the vCenter Server Heartbeat Group to receive the new connection. Click
Add Connection in the tool bar, select Add Connection from the File menu, or right-click an existing
group in the navigation panel and select Add Connection to invoke the Add Connection dialog.
2 Type the Host Name or IP address for the new connection into the text box, select the Port Number (if
different from the default value of 52267), and select a group from the Add to Group drop-down list (to
add the connection to a Group other than the one currently selected).
3Click OK. The newly created connection appears in the navigation panel on the left of the vCenter Server
Heartbeat Console window, and the Server: Summary page updates to represent any existing network
relationships of the added server.
4 Enter the remaining connections necessary to define the new vCenter Server Heartbeat Group.
Post Installation Configuration
Upon completion of installation, a series of tasks must be performed to ensure that vCenter Server Heartbeat
is properly configured.
Configuring VirtualCenter Plug-in with the Correct Credentials
After installation is complete, you must enter the credentials for an account with rights to the Virtual
Infrastructure.
To add the Virtual Infrastructure credentials
1 Navigate to the Applications: Plug-ins page.
2 Select the VirtualCenter Plug-in.
3Click Edit.
4 Type the Username and Password for an account with rights to the Virtual Infrastructure.
5Click OK.
N
OTE 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.
N
OTE You may be prompted to login. If so, login using a valid administrator-level Username and
Password for the server for which you are adding a connection, and click OK.