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Reference Guide
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Navigate vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
AftervCenterServerHeartbeatConsoleisrunning,usethenavigationpanelontheleftofthevCenterServer
HeartbeatConsolewindowtoviewandselectGroupsandPairconnectionsyoucanmanagewithvCenter
ServerHeartbeatConsole.
See“A d d orRemoveavCenterServerGroup”onpage 50and“A d d , Edit,Move,
andRemovePairsin
VCenterServerHeartbeatGroups”onpage 51forinformationonhowtoaddGroupsandPairConnections
tovCenterServerHeartbeatConsole.
TheselectionofGrouporPairyoumakeinthenavigationpanel“points”thevCenterServerHeartbeat
ConsoletothatGrouporPairandvCenterServer
HeartbeatConsoleprovidesinformationrelatedtoonlythe
selectedGrouporPair.Toavoidconfusion,payparticularattentiontotheselectioninthenavigationpanel
whenyouaremanagingmorethanoneGrouporPair.
SelectaPairinthenavigationpanelofvCenterServerHeartbeattoshowasetof
tabsandsubtabsthatoffer
detailedstatusandcontroloftheassociatedvCenterServerHeartbeatserverinthePair.
Change the Font for vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
YoucanchangethefontusedinthevCenterServerHeartbeatConsoleinterface.
To change the font of the interface
1 SelectFontSelectionfromthePreferencesmenu.TheFontSelectiondialogopens.
2IntheStylepane,scrolltoandclicktoselectafont.
3IntheSize:textbox,typeanewnumeric(point)sizeorusethearrow
buttonstochangethefontsize.
4ClickOK.Aconfirmationmessageappears.
5ClickYestoconfirmthechangesandrestartvCenterServerHeartbeattoapplythenewfontsettings.Click
Notorestartlater;thechangeswillbeappliedthenexttimevCenterServerHeartbeatConsoleisstarted.
Work with Groups and Pairs
ThissectiondescribeshowtousevCenterServerHeartbeatConsoletoworkwithGroups(addorremove)and
Pairs(add,edit,move,orremove),andtomanagetheUsernameandPasswordsettingsontheserversina
vCenterServerHeartbeatPair.
Add or Remove a vCenter Server Group
TheAddGroupfeatureinvCenterServerHeartbeatConsoleallowsyoutoaddnewvCenterServerHeartbeat
Groupstomanage.
To add a vCenter Server Heartbeat Group
1OpenvCenterServerHeartbeatConsoleandclickAddGroupinthetoolbar,selectAddGroupfromthe
Filemenu,orrightclickanexistinggroupinthenavigationpaneland
selectAddGroupformthemenu.
2TypethenameforthenewgroupintothetextboxandclickOK.Thenewlycreatedgroupappearsinthe
navigationpanelontheleftofthevCenterServerCenterHeartbeatwindow.
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OTEAGroupisanarbitrarycollectionofvCenterServerHeartbeatPairsusedfororganization.
AConnection,orPairConnectionallowsvCenterServerHeartbeatConsoletocommunicatewithavCenter
ServerHeartbeatPaireitheronthesamemachineorremotely.
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OTEGroupsandPairsarenotautomaticallydetectedbyvCenterServerHeartbeatConsole.EachGroupor
PairyouwanttomanagemustbeaddedtovCenterServerHeartbeatConsolebeforeyoucanuseittoview
statusorchangesettingsforthatGrouporPairConnection.