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Configuring the Machine
The Machine tab is used to set the server Physical Hardware Identity, Active Server, and Client Connection
Port.
The Machine Identity
The machine identity is either Primary or Secondary and once assigned does not normally change during the
life of the server.
To change the machine identity
1Click the Machine tab and select a Physical Hardware Identity for the local machine.
2Click Next or Finish.
Configuring the Server Role
To change the server role, click the Machine tab, select the Current Role of the local machine, and click Next
or Finish.
Configuring the Client Connection Port
Clients such as the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console use the Client Connection Port to connect to vCenter
Server Heartbeat. Do not change this port unless another application is using it. To change the Client
Connection Port, click the Machine tab, edit the default entry (52267) and click Next or Finish.
Configuring the Channel
The Channel tab is used to configure the Channel Routing, Default Channel Port, and Low Bandwidth
Optimization.
CAUTION The machine Identity should only be changed when directed to do so by VMware Support or
when instructed to by a knowledge base article. vCenter Server Heartbeat is designed not to allow two
passive or two active servers to connect.
NOTE Before changing the role of the local server, verify that the other (remote) server in the pair is not already
performing the same role.