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Chapter 4 Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on Non-Identical Nodes
Configuring SQL Server Plug-in to run with the Correct Credentials
1 Launch the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console and navigate to the Applications: Tasks page.
2Click User Accounts. Verify that the user account under which you installed vCenter Server Heartbeat is
present in the list of User Accounts. If it is present and is a member of the Domain Admins group,
Enterprise Admins group, or has been delegated Administrator rights, go to Step 6.
3In the User Accounts dialog, click Add.
4 Enter the credentials of a domain account that is a member of the Domain Admins group, Enterprise
Admins group, or one that has been delegated Administrator rights and click OK.
5 Once the account has been successfully added to the list, click Close.
6In the Task pane, select the Network Configuration task Set SPN (Primary).
7Click Edit.
8In the Edit Task dialog, in the Run As: drop-down field, select an account with appropriate rights (the
account previously added).
9Click OK.
10 Repeat the procedure for the Network Configuration task Set SPN (Secondary).
11 After successfully configuring the correct credentials, select the Set SPN (Primary) task and click Run
Now.
Installing the View Composer Plug-in
Installation of the View Composer Plug-in can occur during installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat or can be
installed post-installation.
To install the View Composer Plug-in after vCenter Server Heartbeat has been installed
1 Ensure that View Composer has been installed on both the Primary and Secondary servers with the same
configuration settings.
2 Launch the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.
3 Navigate to Applications: Plug-ins and click Install.
4 Browse to the plug-in file located at:
<unzipped_folder>\<vCenterServerHeartbeatVersion-x86/x64>\plugins\ViewComposer\Vie
wComposerNFPlugin.dll.
5Click OK to install the View Composer Plug-in.
Installation of Client Tools
vCenter Server Heartbeat allows installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat Client Tools for remote management
of vCenter Server Heartbeat clusters.
To install vCenter Server Heartbeat Client Tools
1 Copy the WinZip Self-Extracting file to the client where it is to be installed.
2 Double-click the WinZip Self-Extracting file to initiate the installation process. The Setup Introduction
dialog appears. Review the information and click OK.
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OTE When installing vCenter Server Heartbeat Client Tools on Windows XP, the following Service Pack
levels are required.
 Windows XP 32 bit SP3
 Windows XP 64 bit SP2