The vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.4 Update 1 Administrator's Guide describes how to use vCenter Server Heartbeat to protect vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance instances. The guide covers vCenter Server Heartbeat concepts, configuration, failover, and failback.
The Administrator Guide provides instructions on configuring and administering VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat to protect against network, hardware, or application failures. It details how to set up server pairs, manage applications and services, configure data replication, and monitor system status using the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console.
The document is organized into chapters covering introduction concepts, initial configuration via the Server Configuration Wizard, specific protection mechanisms (server, network, application, performance, and data), status control, alerting, and troubleshooting common issues such as synchronization failures or disk space errors.
The guide assumes the reader has a working knowledge of networks, including TCP/IP protocols and domain administration on Windows 2003 and 2008 platforms.
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