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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
Reference Guide
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4 Enter the remaining connections necessary to define the new vCenter Server Heartbeat Group.
Edit a Connection
The Edit Connection feature in the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to change the Port Number
for existing connections.
To edit a connection
1 In the navigation panel, select the connection you want to change and select Edit Connection from the
File menu, or right-click an existing connection in the navigation panel and select Edit Connection from
the menu to display the Edit Connection dialog.
2 Type the new value for the Port Number into the text box, or use the Up or Down arrow controls to the
right of the text box to select a new value. Click OK.
Move a Connection
The Move Connection feature in vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to reassign an existing Pair to
a different Group.
To move a connection
1 Select the Pair in the navigation panel and click Move Connection in the tool bar, select Move Connection
from the File menu, or right-click on the Connection in the navigation panel and select Move Connection
from the menu to display the Move Connection dialog.
2 Select the destination Group to receive the Connection from the drop-down list and click OK.
Remove a Connection
The Remove Connection feature in vCenter Server Heartbeat allows you to remove an existing Connection.
To remove a connection
1 Select the Connection in the navigation panel and click Remove Connection in the tool bar, select Remove
Connection from the File menu, or right-click on the connection in the navigation panel and select
Remove Connection from the menu to.
2 A confirmation dialog appears. Click Yes.
Edit Username and Password Settings
The Edit Username and Password feature in vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to change the
Username and Password settings used to connect to a given Pair.
To edit Username and Password
1 Select a connection in the navigation panel and select Edit UserName and Password from the File menu
or right-click on the Connection in the navigation panel and select Edit User Name and Password from
the menu to display the Edit User Name and Password dialog.
2 Type new values for User Name and Password into the corresponding text boxes and click OK.
Review the Status of vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups and Pairs
Click on the top level of vCenter Server Heartbeat Console > Heartbeat Servers to view a list of all managed
Pairs and a quick status of the protected applications, network, files system, and registry settings for each
Group.
N
OTE When a configured connection is not found, an error message may be displayed. Click Edit
Connection to reconfigure the connection.