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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
6Status and Control
vCenter Server Heartbeat operates over a Pair of vCenter Server Heartbeat servers and is administered in these
Pairs. The vCenter Server Heartbeat Console is used to carry out the day-to-day administration of one or more
Pairs of servers.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“About vCenter Server Heartbeat Console,” on page 55
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“Working with Groups,” on page 57
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“Working with Pairs in vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups,” on page 57
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“Reviewing the Status of vCenter Server Heartbeat Groups and Pairs,” on page 60
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“Exiting vCenter Server Heartbeat Console,” on page 60
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“Shutting Down Windows Without Stopping vCenter Server Heartbeat,” on page 60
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“Controlled Shutdown,” on page 61
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“vSphere Web Client Plug-in,” on page 61
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“Uninstalling vCenter Server Heartbeat,” on page 63
About vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
The vCenter Server Heartbeat Console runs from either of the two servers in the Pair or remotely from another
machine in the same subnet that has vCenter Server Heartbeat or the vCenter Server Heartbeat Client Tools
installed.
Note You can install vCenter Server Heartbeat on a Windows XP and Windows Vista SP1 or later workstation
to act as a client to the server Pair or Windows Server 2003. Download and run Setup similar to vCenter Server
Heartbeat installation on the workstation and select Install Client Tools Only on the Setup Type page.
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