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The Installation Guide provides information about installing VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat, including
implementation in a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN) and using identical nodes or
non-identical nodes. To help you protect your VMware vCenter Server, the book provides an overview of
protection offered by vCenter Server Heartbeat and the actions that vCenter Server Heartbeat can take in the
event of a network, hardware, or application failure.
Intended Audience
This guide assumes the reader has working knowledge of networks including the configuration of TCP/IP
protocols and domain administration on the Windows™ 2003 and 2008 platforms, notably in Active Directory
and DNS.
VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions
of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Overview of Content
This guide is designed to give guidance on the installation vCenter Server Heartbeat, and is organized into the
following sections:
 Preface — About This Book (this chapter) provides an overview of this guide and the conventions used
throughout.
 Chapter 1 — Introduction presents an overview of vCenter Server Heartbeat concepts including the
Switchover and Failover processes.
 Chapter 2 — vCenter Server Heartbeat Implementation discusses environmental prerequisites and common
requirements for installation, options for server architecture, cloning technology, application components,
and network configurations. It also gives guidance on antivirus solutions, and provides a convenient
summary and checklist to follow as you perform the installation.
 Chapter 3 — Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on Identical Nodes describes the installation process, guides
you through installation on the Primary and Secondary servers using identical nodes, and through
post-installation configuration.
 Chapter 4 — Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on Non-Identical Nodes describes the installation process,
guides you through installation on the Primary and Secondary servers using non-identical nodes, and
through post-installation configuration.
 Appendix A— Setup Error Messages lists error messages that may appear during setup and tests that will
help you resolve the errors.
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