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Table Of Contents
- Administrator Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- Configuring vCenter Server Heartbeat
- System Administration and Management
- Server Protection
- Network Protection
- Application Protection
- Application Protection Overview
- Applications: Applications Tab
- Reset the Application Health Status
- View Application Status
- Setting the Application Timeout Exception
- Remove an Application
- Manually Start and Stop Applications
- Configuring Applications
- Application Maintenance Mode
- Reviewing the State of an Application
- Reviewing the Applications Log
- Filtering Application Log Entries
- Applications: Services Tab
- Applications: Tasks Tab
- Applications: Plug-ins Tab
- 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
- Controlled Shutdown
- vSphere Client Plug-in
- Uninstall vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Performance Protection
- Data Protection
- Alerts and Events
- 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
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Change the Order of Tasks
To change the order of tasks, use the Up and Down arrows (near the top of the pane) or on the right-click menu
to change the order in which the tasks appear in the tasks list.
Starting a Task Manually
vCenter Server Heartbeat provides options to launch a task immediately, or to launch a task after a designated
time period elapses, or following the occurrence of a specified event.
To launch the task immediately
1 Select the task from the task list.
2 Right-click on the existing task and select Run Now from the menu or click Run Now at the top of the
pane.
vCenter Server Heartbeat immediately launches the task.
View, Add, and Remove User Accounts
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to view, add, and remove user accounts used to run tasks.
Add a User Account
To add a user account, click User Accounts to invoke the User Accounts dialog.
1Click Add to invoke the Add User dialog.
2 Type the name of the User, the associated Domain, and a Password into the corresponding text boxes.
3Click OK.
Remove a User Account
1 To remove a user, select the user account from the list in the User Accounts dialog and click Remove. A
confirmation message appears.
2Click Yes.
Applications: Plug-ins Tab
Plug-ins support specific applications and contain all of the components to protect the designated application.
Plug-ins start and stop the application, monitor the application, and provide all rules necessary to ensure that
application is available in the event of a failure by initiating a auto-switchover when configured.
Install a Plug-In
vCenter Server Heartbeat allows you to install and upgrade plug-ins as needed to support applications.
To install a new plug-in
1Click Applications: Plugin to open the Plugins page.
2 Right-click an existing plug-in and select Install from the menu or click Install at the top of the pane to
invoke the Install Plugins dialog.
3 Type a path to the plug-in location or click Browse to navigate to the plug-in location. The path statement
is case-sensitive.
4Click OK.
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MPORTANT Plug-ins should be installed only on the active server. Installation of a plug-in on a passive server
may cause an Exception to occur.