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3 If vCenter Server Heartbeat is to manage the start and stop of the service, select Manage Starting and
Stopping. If vCenter Server Heartbeat is to monitor the state of the service, select Monitor State.
vCenter Server Heartbeat also assigns three sequential tasks to perform in the event of failure. Task
options include Recover Service, Application Restart, Log Warning, Switchover, and any additional
user-defined Rule-Action tasks previously created.
4 Assign a task to each of the three failure options and click OK.
Note If an application with the failure option set to Application Restart fails, only the services that have
failed are restarted. Dependent services do not stop and restart as a result of the failure.
Editing a Protected Service
Once a protected service has been added and configured, you can change the action to take upon failure and
other options using the Edit Service dialog.
Procedure
1 Select the service to edit and click Edit.
The Edit Service dialog opens to provide a subset of the same options available when adding a new
service.
2 Make the modifications and click OK.
Editing All Protected Services
vCenter Server Heartbeat Console allows you to perform a single operation to configure the actions to take
upon failure for all protected services.
Procedure
1 Click Edit All.
The Edit Services dialog opens to provide the actions to take upon failure for all three instances. Selections
made in the Edit Services dialog will be applied to all protected services.
2 Select the action to take for First, Second, and Third failure and then click OK.
Unprotect and Stop Monitoring User Defined Services
To unprotect and stop monitoring user defined services:
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Applications: Services page and select the intended user defined service.
2 Click Edit.
3 Clear Manage Starting and Stopping and Monitor State.
4 Click OK.
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