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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Monitoring
- Supported vCenter Server Heartbeat Clients
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
- vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- vSphere Client Plug-in
- Server Monitoring
- Network Monitoring
- Application Monitoring
- Performance Monitoring
- Monitoring Data Replication
- Managing vCenter Server Heartbeat
- Server Configuration Wizard
- Managing Heartbeat Settings
- Managing Application Protection
- Managing Services
- Managing Tasks
- Managing Rules
- Managing Plug-ins
- Managing Data Protection
- Maintaining vCenter Server Heartbeat
- vCenter Server Heartbeat Diagnostics
- Collecting Diagnostic Logs
- Two Active or Two Passive Nodes
- Synchronization Failures
- Registry Status is Out-of-Sync
- Channel Drops
- Performance Issues
- Passive Node 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, identify the Active Server, and configure the Client Connection
Port.
Configuring the Machine Identity
The identity is either Primary or Secondary and once assigned does not change during the life of the node.
Caution The Identity should only be changed when directed to do so by VMware Support or by a knowledge
base article.
Procedure
1 Click the Machine tab and select the Physical Hardware Identity for the local machine.
2 Click either Next or Finish.
Figure 3- 2. Configure Server wizard Machine Tab
Configuring the Role
Note Before changing the role of the local node, verify that the other (remote) node is not already performing
the same role. vCenter Server Heartbeat is designed to prevent two passive or two active nodes from connecting.
Procedure
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To change the role, click the Machine tab, select the currently active node (Primary or Secondary), and
click Next or Finish.
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