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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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vSphere Client Plug-in
During installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat, Setup installs a plug-in for vSphere Client that allows you to
manage vCenter Server Heartbeat from the integrated vSphere Client. The vCenter Server Heartbeat tab of the
vSphere Client provides the status of vCenter Server Heartbeat and the ability to perform basic vCenter Server
Heartbeat management functions such as perform a switchover or stop and start replication.
Launching the Heartbeat Plug-in for vSphere Client
The Heartbeat Plug-in is integrated with vSphere Client and allows you to administer your server cluster.
To launch the integrated Heartbeat Plug-in
1 Login to vSphere Client.
2 A security certificate is presented. Select the check box to install the security certificate.
3 Click on the Heartbeat tab of vSphere Client.
4 When prompted to acknowledge the Security Alert, click Yes to proceed.
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OTE When the Fast Check process is enabled in addition to the Controlled Shutdown process, vCenter
Server Heartbeat can be scheduled to perform unattended restarts of the system while maintaining
synchronization of data. For more information about Fast Check, see “Configure Fast Check” on page 60.
NOTE Use of vCenter Server Heartbeat Plug-in for vSphere Client requires that Adobe Flash Player 10.0 is
installed. If Adobe Flash Player 10.0 is not installed prior to installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat, selecting
the Heartbeat tab in vSphere Client for the first time will provide an opportunity to download Adobe Flash
Player 10.0 from the internet and install it.
When using the Heartbeat Plug-in for the first time (clicking on the Heartbeat tab), you must be connected to
the internet.