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Chapter 2 Configuring vCenter Server Heartbeat
To change the machine identity
1ClicktheMachinetabandselectaPhysicalHardwareIdentityforthelocalmachine.
2ClickNextorFinish.
Configuring the Server Role
Tochangetheserverrole,clicktheMachinetab,selecttheCurrentRoleofthelocalmachine,andclickNext
orFinish.
Configuring the Client Connection Port
ClientssuchasthevCenterServerHeartbeatConsoleusetheClientConnectionPorttoconnecttovCenter
ServerHeartbeat.Donotchangethisportunlessanotherapplicationisusingit.TochangetheClient
ConnectionPort,clicktheMachinetab,editthedefaultentry(52267)andclickNextorFinish.
Configuring Channel Routing
ChannelIProutingdefinestheIPaddressesusedtocommunicatebetweenthePrimaryandSecondary
servers.Eachlinkhasapairofaddresses,oneforthePrimary,andonefortheSecondary.
To add an additional VMware Channel after installing the NICs and configuring them
1ClicktheChanneltab.ClickAddRowtoaddthenewIPaddressesforboththePrimaryandSecondary
servertotheVMwareChannelIPRoutingtable.
2UsethedropdownmenutoviewalistofavailableIPaddressesonthelocalserver.
NOTEBeforechangingtheroleofthelocalserver,verifythattheother(remote)serverinthepairisnotalready
performingthesamerole.