6.3

VMware, Inc. 51
Chapter 4 Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on Non-Identical Nodes
12 Click Add to enter a valid production serial number for production mode or click Next to install in the
evaluation mode.
13 Select LAN for the network topology and in the Deploy Heartbeat Cluster across pane, select either
Non-identical (Updates MS DNS) if you are using an updatable Microsoft DNS server or Non-identical
if you are using a non-updatable Microsoft DNS server or non-Microsoft DNS server. Click Next.
14 Select the Pre-Clone option and click Next.
15 Configure the installation paths. The default installation location is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
vCenter Server Heartbeat, but you can change it by manually typing a path to another install location.
Alternatively, click Browse to select one of these locations. Select Create icons on Desktop and click Next.
16 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.
N
OTE Non-identical nodes without updatable DNS is not supported in a WAN.
NOTE 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 “ “.
N
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.