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5 Change the IP address to the match that of the Secondary management IP address previously entered in
the Configure Server wizard. Click OK twice to close the dialogs.
6 Navigate to the server’s System Properties, select the Computer Name tab, and click Change to rename
the Secondary server and join a Workgroup. When requested, restart the server.
7 Right-click the Secondary server image and select Edit Settings.
8 Re-enable the virtual network adapters for both the VMware Channel and Principal (Public) NICs.
9 Navigate to the server’s System Properties, select the Computer Name tab, and click Change to join the
domain. When requested, restart the server.
To rename the Primary Server
1 Navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Services and set the Neverfail Server R2 service to Manual,
Stopped, and close the dialog.
2 Navigate to the server’s System Properties, select the Computer Name tab, and click Change to rename
the Primary server. When requested, restart the server.
Post Installation
On both the Primary and Secondary servers, navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Services and set the
Neverfail Server R2 service to Automatic, and close the dialog. See “Post Installation Configuration” on
page 60.
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 59 and “Add a New Connection” on page 59 for information on
how to add Groups and Pair Connections to vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.
N
OTE 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.