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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
4Maintaining vCenter Server Heartbeat
vCenter Server Heartbeat's unique architecture allows administrators to perform routine maintenance and, for
most operations, prevents having to shutdown nodes to complete maintenance procedures.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Common Administrative Tasks in vCenter Server Heartbeat,” on page 71
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“Controlled Shutdown,” on page 72
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“Application Maintenance Mode,” on page 72
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“Reviewing Event Logs,” on page 74
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“Checking for Orphaned Files,” on page 75
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“Applying Patches with vCenter Server Heartbeat Installed,” on page 76
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“Shutting Down Windows,” on page 78
Common Administrative Tasks in vCenter Server Heartbeat
vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server Heartbeat Console provide convenient controls that allow you to
quickly perform common administrative tasks.
From the vSphere Web Client Heartbeat tab or vCenter Server Heartbeat Console Server: Summary page,
the following controls are available.
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Make Active – Prompts you to verify that you want to make the passive node in the pair active. Click Yes.
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Shutdown – Prompts you to select the node(s) to shut down. If you select the active node, additional
options to stop or not stop protected applications appear in the dialog. Click OK.
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Start Replication – Opens the Start Replication Options dialog. Select to start or not start the protected
applications and click OK. By default, all protection modes start when vCenter Server Heartbeat is started
and a manual start is not required unless the system was stopped in response to an automated stop.
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Stop Replication – Opens the Stop Replication Options dialog. Use this method to stop replication, such
as to contain a malware infection or to upgrade a protected application. Select whether to stop or not stop
protected applications and click OK. Replication of data files stops and if selected, protected applications
also stop.
Note The vCenter Server Heartbeat service continues to run on the nodes providing heartbeats and protecting
the system and network facets of the active node.
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