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Table Of Contents
- Administrator Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- Configuring vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Server Protection
- Checking the Server Pair Status
- Monitoring the Status of Servers
- Configuring Heartbeat Settings
- Network Protection
- Application Protection
- Applications: Summary Tab
- Resetting the Application Health Status
- Viewing Application Status
- Setting the Application Timeout Exception
- Remove an Application
- Manually Stop and Start 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
- Applications: Summary Tab
- Status and Control
- About vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
- Working with Groups
- Working with Pairs in vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups
- Reviewing the Status of vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups and Pairs
- Exiting vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
- Shutting Down Windows Without Stopping vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Controlled Shutdown
- vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- Uninstalling vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Performance Protection
- Data Protection
- Alerts and Events
- Troubleshooting
- Two Active or Two Passive Servers
- Synchronization Failures
- Registry Status is Out-of-Sync
- Channel Drops
- Performance Issues
- Passive Server Does Not Meet Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Hardware or Driver Issues on VMware Channel NICs
- Firewall Connection
- Channel Fails to Connect After Configuring Firewall Ports
- Incorrect VMware Channel Configuration
- VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Packet Filter Is Enabled on the Channel NIC(s)
- Subnet or Routing Issues
- MaxDiskUsage Errors
- Application Slowdown
- Glossary
Configuring the Machine
The Machine tab is used to set the Server Identity, Active Server, and Client Connection Port.
Configuring the Machine Identity
The machine identity is either Primary or Secondary and once assigned does not change during the life of the
server.
Caution The machine Identity should only be changed when directed to do so by VMware Support or when
instructed to do so by a knowledge base article.
Procedure
1 Click the Machine tab and select a Physical Hardware Identity for the local machine.
2 Click either Next or Finish.
Figure 2- 2. Configure Server wizard Machine Tab
Configuring the Server Role
Note Before changing the role of the local server, verify that the other (remote) server in the pair is not already
performing the same role. vCenter Server Heartbeat is designed not to allow two passive or two active servers
to connect.
Procedure
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To change the server role, click the Machine tab, select the server that is currently active (Primary or
Secondary), and click Next or Finish.
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