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2vCenter Server Heartbeat Monitoring
After installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat, initial operational configuration and day-to-day operations are
performed using the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console. vCenter Server Heartbeat operates over a Pair of
vCenter Server Heartbeat nodes and is administered in these Pairs. The vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
is used to administer one or more Pairs.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Supported vCenter Server Heartbeat Clients,” on page 19
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“vCenter Server Heartbeat Console,” on page 20
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“vSphere Web Client Plug-in,” on page 25
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“vSphere Client Plug-in,” on page 27
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“Server Monitoring,” on page 29
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“Network Monitoring,” on page 30
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“Application Monitoring,” on page 34
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“Performance Monitoring,” on page 35
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“Monitoring Data Replication,” on page 36
Supported vCenter Server Heartbeat Clients
vCenter Server Heartbeat allows the use of multiple clients to provide basic management of vCenter Server
Heartbeat pairs. vCenter Server Heartbeat communicates with the following clients:
Note Each client permits differing levels of permissions based upon either vCenter Server role or user account
permissions as indicated below.
Available Clients:
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vSphere Web Client (NGC)
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vSphere Client (C#)
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vCenter Server Heartbeat Console (local or remote)
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NFCMD (command line)
The following (table 2-1) provides the level of permissions for each client based upon user role.
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