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Alternatively you can start vCenter Server Heartbeat Console from the VMware program group on the
Windows Start menu. This is the only method supported if vCenter Server Heartbeat Console has been
installed on a workstation that is not part of the Pair.
Navigate vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
After vCenter Server Heartbeat Console is running, use the navigation panel on the left of the vCenter Server
Heartbeat Console window to view and select Groups and Pair connections you can manage with vCenter
Server Heartbeat Console.
See “Add or Remove a vCenter Server Group” on page 48 and “Add, Edit, Move, and Remove Pairs in VCenter
Server Heartbeat Groups” on page 49 for information on how to add Groups and Pair Connections to vCenter
Server Heartbeat Console.
The selection of Group or Pair you make in the navigation panel “points” the vCenter Server Heartbeat
Console to that Group or Pair and vCenter Server Heartbeat Console provides information related to only the
selected Group or Pair. To avoid confusion, pay particular attention to the selection in the navigation panel
when you are managing more than one Group or Pair.
Select a Pair in the navigation panel of vCenter Server Heartbeat to show a set of tabs and sub-tabs that offer
detailed status and control of the associated vCenter Server Heartbeat server in the Pair.
Change the Font for vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
You can change the font used in the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console interface.
To change the font of the interface
1 Select Font Selection from the Preferences menu. The Font Selection dialog opens.
2In the Style pane, scroll to and click to select a font.
3In the Size: text box, type a new numeric (point) size or use the arrow buttons to change the font size.
4Click OK. A confirmation message appears.
5Click Yes to confirm the changes and restart vCenter Server Heartbeat to apply the new font settings. Click
No to restart later; the changes will be applied the next time vCenter Server Heartbeat Console is started.
Work with Groups and Pairs
This section describes how to use vCenter Server Heartbeat Console to work with Groups (add or remove) and
Pairs (add, edit, move, or remove), and to manage the Username and Password settings on the servers in a
vCenter Server Heartbeat Pair.
Add or Remove a vCenter Server Group
The Add Group feature in vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to add new vCenter Server Heartbeat
Groups to manage.
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OTE A Group is an arbitrary collection of vCenter Server Heartbeat Pairs used for organization.
A Connection, or Pair Connection allows vCenter Server Heartbeat Console to communicate with a vCenter
Server Heartbeat Pair either on the same machine or remotely.
N
OTE Groups and Pairs are not automatically detected by vCenter Server Heartbeat Console. Each Group or
Pair you want to manage must be added to vCenter Server Heartbeat Console before you can use it to view
status or change settings for that Group or Pair Connection.