6.3
Table Of Contents
- Administrator Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- Configuring vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Server Configuration Wizard
- Configuring the Machine Identity
- Configuring the Server Role
- Configuring the Client Connection Port
- Configuring Channel Routing
- Configuring the Default Channel Port
- Configuring Low Bandwidth Module
- Configuring Public IP Addressing
- Configuring for Identical Nodes
- Configuring for Non-Identical Nodes
- Managing vCenter Server Heartbeat License Keys
- Configuring Message Queue Logs
- Configuring the Maximum Disk Usage
- System Administration and Management
- Server Protection
- Network Protection
- Application Protection
- Status and Control
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
- About vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
- Work with Groups and Pairs
- Add, Edit, Move, and Remove Pairs in VCenter Server Heartbeat Groups
- Review the Status of vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups and Pairs
- Exit vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
- Shut Down Windows Without Stopping vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Performance Protection
- Data Protection
- Data Protection Overview
- Other Administrative Tasks
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Unexpected Behaviors
- Two Active Servers
- Two Passive Servers
- Synchronization Failures
- Registry Status is Out of Sync
- Channel Drops
- Subnet or Routing Issues
- MaxDiskUsage Errors
- MaxDiskUsage Error Messages
- [L9]Exceeded the Maximum Disk Usage (VCChannelExceededMaxDiskUsageException)
- [L9]Exceeded the Maximum Disk Usage on the ACTIVE Server
- [L9]Exceeded the Maximum Disk Usage on the PASSIVE Server
- [L20]Out of Disk Space (VCChannelOutOfDiskSpaceException)
- Application Slowdown
- Poor Application Performance
- Both Servers Can Accommodate the Initial Load but the Load Has Increased
- One Server Can Provide Adequate Resource Support, but the Other Cannot
- Scheduled Resource Intensive Tasks
- Glossary
Reference Guide
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Pathping
Aroute‐tracingtoolthatsendspacketstoeachrouteronthewaytoafinaldestinationanddisplaysthe
resultsofeachhop.
PlugandPlay(PnP)
AstandardforperipheralexpansiononaPC.Whenstartingthecomputer,PlugandPlay(PnP)configures
thenecessaryIRQ,DMAandI/O
addresssettingsfortheattachedperipheraldevices.
Plug‐in
AnoptionalmodulethatcanbeinstalledintoavCenterServerHeartbeatservertoprovideadditional
protectionforaspecificapplication.
Pre‐InstallationChecks
AlistofsystemandenvironmentalchecksperformedbeforetheinstallationofvCenterServerHeartbeat.
PrincipalIPaddress
AnIPaddress
usedbyclientstocontacttheserverthroughdrivemappings,UNCpaths,DNSresolved
paths,toaccesstheserverʹsservicesandresources.
PrincipalNIC
ThenetworkcardthathoststhePrincipalIPaddress.
ProtectedApplication
AnapplicationprotectedbyvCenterServerHeartbeat.
Q QualityofService(QoS)
Anefforttoprovidedifferentprioritizationlevelsfordifferenttypesoftrafficoveranetwork.For
example,vCenterServerHeartbeatdatareplicationcanhaveagreaterprioritythanICMPtraffic,asthe
consequencesofinterruptingdatareplicationaremoreobviousthanslowingdownICMPtraffic.
R RemoteDesktopProtocol(RDP)
Thismulti‐channelprotocolconnectstoacomputerrunningMicrosoftTerminalServices.
Replication
Thegenerictermgiventotheprocessofinterceptingchangestodatafilesandregistrykeys,transporting
thechangeddataacrosstheVMwareChannel,andapplyingthemtothepassiveserversobothservers
are
maintainedinasynchronizedstate.
Role
Thefunctionalstateoftheserverinthepairthatcanbeeitheractiveorpassiv e.
Rule
AsetofactionsvCenterServerHeartbeattoperformwhendefinedconditionsaremet.
S SecurityIdentifier(SID)
Auniquealphanumericcharacterstringthatidentifieseachoperatingsystemandeachuserinanetwork
ofWindowsNT,WindowsServer2000,WindowsServer2003,andWindowsServer2008systems.
ServerMonitoring
Monitoringtheactiveserverbythepassiveserver,usingaheartbeatmessage,toensurethattheactive
serverisfunctional.
ServerPair
ThegenerictermusedtodescribethecouplingofthePrimaryandSecondaryserverinvCenterServer
Heartbeat.