6.5.1

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error messages 41
interoperability 43
logging 46
migrate secondary 50
networking configuration 46
options 47
overview 41
preparing for 45
prerequisites 45
restrictions for turning on 48
suspending 50
test failover 50
test restart secondary 51
turning off 49
turning on 49
use cases 42
validation checks 48
version 45
vSphere configuration 45
Fault Tolerance licensing 42
Fault Tolerance limits 42
Fault Tolerance requirements 42
fdm.isolationpolicydelaysec 35
firewall ports 18, 38
H
Hardware Virtualization (HV) 45, 48
host failover capacity 19
host failure, vSphere HA response 30
host isolation, vSphere HA response 31
Host Isolation Response setting 13
Host Monitoring feature 28, 38
hosts
maintenance mode 12, 25
network isolation 12
how vCenter HA works 58
I
I/O stats interval 15
intended audience 5
interoperability, Fault Tolerance 43
IPv4 26, 27, 44, 53
IPv6 26, 27, 44, 46, 53
iSCSI SAN 45
ISO images 51
L
legacy FT 41, 46, 53
Lifecycle Manager Service 10
log files 18
M
management network 27, 38
master host election 12
Maximum per-VM resets 15
Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) 79
migrate secondary, Fault Tolerance 50
minimizing downtime 7
modifying cluster settings 28
monitoring sensitivity 15
monitoring vSphere HA 40
MSCS 81
N
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) 44
network isolation address 38
network labels 38
network partition 12, 17, 51
networking configuration, Fault Tolerance 46
networking differences with vSAN 24
NIC teaming 38
O
On-Demand Fault Tolerance 42
P
paravirtualization 44
Passive node, functioning 58
Patching a vCenter High Availability
Environment 78
PDL 16
Percentage of Cluster Resources Reserved 19
planned downtime 7
planning a vSphere HA cluster 11
port group names 38
PortFast 38
prerequisites, Fault Tolerance 45
Proactive HA 12, 32
R
Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI) 44, 53
RDM 44, 45
S
set up MSCS for vCenter Server availability 81
slot 21
slot policy admission control 21
slot size calculation 21
snapshots 43
SSL Certificates 18
storage
iSCSI 45
vSphere Availability
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