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Chapter 2 vCenter Server Heartbeat Installation
38 In the first Mask field, enter the Subnet Mask of the Principal (Public) IP address.
39 In the Passive IP field, enter a reserved Management IP address for the Primary server.
40 In the second Mask field, enter the Subnet Mask of the Management IP address.
41 Verify that the option to Start vCenter Server Heartbeat is not selected and Click Finish.
Secondary Server
The process of installing vCenter Server Heartbeat on the Secondary server is similar to installing vCenter
Server Heartbeat on the Primary server.
To install vCenter Server Heartbeat on the Secondary server
1 Before powering on the Secondary server image, edit the image settings.
a Select the Principal (Public) virtual network adapter and clear the Connected and Connect at power
on check boxes.
b Repeat the process on the VMware Channel virtual network adapter.
c Power on the Secondary server image.
d After the Secondary server starts, open Network Connections, right-click the VMware Channel
network connection, and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
e Configure the appropriate VMware Channel IP address and Subnet Mask. Click Advanced
fClick the WINS tab, select Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP and Click OK three times to close the
dialogs.
g Right-click the Principal (Public) network connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) and click Properties. Configure the Principal (Public) IP address (same as the Primary
server), Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway.
hClick OK three times to close the dialogs.
i Right-click the Secondary server image and select Edit Settings.
j Select the VMware Channel virtual network adapter and select the Connected and Connect at power
on check boxes. IP communications with the Secondary server go through the VMware Channel.
2 To install the vCenter Server Heartbeat on the Secondary server, execute the self-extracting file to start the
installation process.
The Setup Introduction dialog appears. Review the information and click OK.
3The Self-Extractor dialog appears. Click Setup to continue.
4The Setup Type page appears. As with the installation on the Primary server, select Install VMware
vCenter Server Heartbeat and click Next.
5 Select the identity of the server on the Physical Hardware Identity page. Select Secondary as the server
identity and click Next.
N
OTE The Management IP address is unique for each server in the cluster.
NOTE Do not connect the Principal (Public) virtual network adapter at this time to prevent an IP
address conflict on the network.
NOTE If you click Exit after Setup has started, you are prompted to save your settings. When you run the
self-extracting file again later, you will be asked if you want to use the previously saved configuration.
NOTE The left pane of each page in the setup wizard provides information about the setup process.