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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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Checking a Rule Condition 57
Edit a Rule 57
Rules Installed by vCenter Server Heartbeat Plug-Ins 57
8 Data Protection 59
Data Protection Overview 59
Replication 60
Registry and File Synchronization Status 60
Initiate a Full Registry Check 60
Initiate a Full System Check 60
Configure Fast Check 60
Initiate File Synchronization Manually 61
Initiate Verify and Synchronize Manually 61
Orphaned Files Check 62
File Filters 63
Determine Effective Filters 64
Add a User-Defined Exclusion Filter 64
Edit User Defined Inclusion/Exclusion Filters 64
Remove User-Defined Filters 64
Automatic Filter Discovery 65
9 Alerts and Events 67
Configure Alerts 67
Configure Alert Reporting 67
Test Alert Reporting 68
Configure Event Log Files 68
Configure Log File Email Recipients 68
Review Event Logs 69
Event Log Filters 69
10 Troubleshooting 71
Troubleshooting Unexpected Behaviors 71
Two Active Servers 71
Symptoms 71
Causes 72
Resolution 72
Two Passive Servers 73
Symptom 73
Causes 73
Resolution 73
Synchronization Failures 74
Services Running on the Passive Server 74
VMware Channel Incorrectly Configured 74
Incorrect or Mismatched Disk Configuration 75
Passive Server Has Less Available Space than Active Server 75
Registry Status is Out of Sync 76
Resource Issues 76
Registry Security Issues 76
Channel Drops 76
Performance Issues 76
Passive Server Does Not Meet Minimum Hardware Requirements 77
Hardware or Driver Issues on VMware Channel NICs 77
Firewall Connection 78
Incorrect VMware Channel Configuration 78
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Packet Filter Is Enabled on the Channel NIC(s) 79