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QuickStart Guide
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Installation
Primary Server
After reviewing the setup prerequisites to ensure the servers in the pair (either physical or virtual) meet the
minimum requirements and completing the pre-installation tasks (Pre-Cloning for V2V and P2V
environments and configuring the VMware Channel), you can begin the setup process.
To set up the Primary server
1 Double-click the WinZip Self-Extracting file on the Primary server.
2The Setup Introduction screen is displayed. Click OK.
3The WinZip Self-Extractor screen is displayed. Click Setup to open the Install VMware vCenter Server
Heartbeat window.
4 The first installation option to configure is the Setup Type. Select Install VMware vCenter Server
Heartbeat.
5 On the following step, set the Server Identity. Select Primary.
The next option is the cloning technique. When you select the cloning option, the subsequent setup screens
display the setup process for the selected cloning technology.
During the setup process, you have the opportunity to identify:
 The Program Installation location
 VMware Channel IP addresses
 The Principal (Public) IP addresses
 A single IP for a LAN installation
 Two IPs for a WAN installation
 The applications to protect (vCenter Server and SQL Server, vCenter Server only, or SQL only)
 The location to store the clone files
Setup runs a pre-install check process to verify that the server meets the minimum requirements before
installing vCenter Server Heartbeat.
When using the Install Clone technique, setup makes a backup. When using the Pre-Clone setup, setup copies
two small files to the storage location configured on the Secondary server.
A Packet Filter is installed on the Principal (Public) NIC and the setup process completes on the Primary
server.
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OTE vCenter Server Heartbeat installs in the evaluation mode. Refer to “Post Installation Tasks” on page 19
for instructions on how to enter a production serial number.
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OTE If you need help during the setup process, the left panel of the setup window explains each step or
option.
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OTE When installing into a Windows Server 2008 environment, you must specify a UNC path to the backup
file location.