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Chapter 4 Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on Non-Identical Nodes
To install vCenter Server Heartbeat on the Secondary server
1 Before powering on the cloned image, edit the image settings.
a Select the Principal (Public) virtual network adapter and clear the Connected and Connect at power
on check boxes.
b Repeat the process on the VMware Channel virtual network adapter.
c Power on the Secondary (previously cloned) server image.
d After the Secondary server starts, open Network Connections, right-click the VMware Channel
network connection, and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
e Configure the appropriate VMware Channel IP address and Subnet Mask. Click Advanced
fClick the WINS tab, select Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP and Click OK three times to close the
dialogs.
g Right-click the Principal (Public) network connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) and click Properties. Configure the Principal (Public) IP address (same as the Primary
server), Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway.
hClick OK three times to close the dialogs.
i Right-click the Secondary (cloned) server image and select Edit Settings.
j Select the VMware Channel virtual network adapter and select the Connected and Connect at power
on check boxes. IP communications with the Secondary server go through the VMware Channel.
2 To install the vCenter Server Heartbeat on the Secondary server, execute the WinZip self-extracting file to
start the installation process.
The Setup Introduction dialog appears. Review the information and click
OK.
3The WinZip Self-Extractor dialog appears. Click Setup to continue.
4The Setup Type page appears. As with the installation on the Primary server, select Install VMware
vCenter Server Heartbeat and click Next.
5 Select the identity of the server on the Physical Hardware Identity page. Select Secondary as the server
identity and click Next.
6 Identify the location of the folder containing the backup file from the Primary server. Manually type the
location path in the text box. Click Next.
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OTE Do not connect the Principal (Public) virtual network adapter at this time to prevent an IP
address conflict on the network.
NOTE If you click Exit after Setup has started, you are prompted to save your settings. When you run the
self-extracting WinZip file again later, you will be asked if you want to use the previously saved
configuration.
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OTE The left pane of each page in the setup wizard provides information about the setup process.
NOTE If .Net 2.0 is not currently installed on the server, vCenter Server Heartbeat Setup installs this
required component, taking some additional time during the installation process.
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OTE For Windows Server 2003 installations you can alternatively click Browse and locate the folder.
On Windows Server 2008 installations, you must use the UNC path.