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Applications: Applications Tab 39
Reset the Application Health Status 39
View Application Status 40
Setting the Application Timeout Exception 40
Remove an Application 40
Manually Start and Stop Applications 40
Configuring Applications 41
Application Maintenance Mode 41
Reviewing the State of an Application 41
Reviewing the Applications Log 41
Filtering Application Log Entries 41
Applications: Services Tab 42
Adding a Service 42
Editing a Service 42
Checking the Status of Services 42
Unprotecting User Defined Services and Stopping Monitoring 42
Change the Order of Services 43
Removing a Service 43
Applications: Tasks Tab 44
Adding a Task 44
Editing a Task 44
Remove a Task 44
Change the Order of Tasks 45
Starting a Task Manually 45
View, Add, and Remove User Accounts 45
Applications: Plug-ins Tab 45
Install a Plug-In 45
Editing a Plug-in 46
Uninstalling a Plug-in 46
6 Status and Control 47
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console 47
About vCenter Server Heartbeat Console 47
Navigate vCenter Server Heartbeat Console 48
Change the Font for vCenter Server Heartbeat Console 48
Work with Groups and Pairs 48
Add or Remove a vCenter Server Group 48
Remove a vCenter Server Heartbeat Group 49
Add, Edit, Move, and Remove Pairs in VCenter Server Heartbeat Groups 49
Add a New Connection 49
Edit a Connection 50
Move a Connection 50
Remove a Connection 50
Edit Username and Password Settings 50
Review the Status of vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups and Pairs 50
Exit vCenter Server Heartbeat Console 51
Shut Down Windows Without Stopping vCenter Server Heartbeat 51
Controlled Shutdown 51
vSphere Client Plug-in 52
Launching the Heartbeat Plug-in for vSphere Client 52
Uninstall vCenter Server Heartbeat 53
7 Performance Protection 57
Applications: Rules Tab 57
Rules 57