VMware VCENTER SERVER 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Installation Guide download pdf (Page 30)

Installation Guide

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To install vCenter Server Heartbeat on the Primary server

1 Having verified all of the environmental prerequisites are met, download the vCenter Server Heartbeat

self-extracting file to an appropriate location on the Primary server.

2Open Network Connections, right-click the VMware Channel network connection and select Properties.

Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.

3Click Advanced, select the DNS tab, and clear the Register this connection’s addresses in DNS check

box. Click OK three times to close the dialogs.

4 Right-click the Principal (Public) network connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP) and click Properties.

5Click Advanced, select the DNS tab, and clear the Register this connection’s addresses in DNS check

box. Click OK three times to close the dialogs.

6 Navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Services to launch the Service Control Manager.

7 If protecting vCenter Server 5.0 or later, select the following services and set them to Manual.

 VMware VirtualCenter Server

 VMware vSphere Profile-Drive Storage

 vCenter Inventory Service

 VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices

8 If the Secondary server is to be virtual, clone the Primary server using either VMware vCenter Converter,

vCenter virtual machine cloning, or another third-party utility to create a cloned image of the Primary

server. The clone must be completely identical with no changes to the Name, SID, or domain membership.

Do not start the cloned server.

9 Double-click the self-extracting file to initiate the installation process on the Primary server. The Setup

Introduction dialog appears. Review the information and click OK.

10 The WinZip Self-Extractor dialog appears. Click Setup to continue.

11 The Setup Type page appears. Because this is a new installation of vCenter Server Heartbeat, select Install

vCenter Server Heartbeat and click Next.

12 Select the physical identity of the server on the Physical Hardware Identity page. Select Primary as the

server identity and click Next.

13 Read the license agreement carefully and select I accept terms of the License Agreement. Click Next.

14 vCenter Server Heartbeat prompts you to enter a valid serial number. If you do not enter a valid serial

number, vCenter Server Heartbeat installs in the evaluation mode. Click Add to enter a valid serial

number for production mode or click Next to install in the evaluation mode.

15 Select LAN or WAN for the intended network topology. Click Next.

OTE Ensure that the user is logged into the domain before installing vCenter Server Heartbeat.

NOTE If you click Exit after Setup has started, you are prompted to save your settings. When you run

Setup.exe later, you will be asked if you want to use the previously saved configuration.

OTE The left pane of each page in the setup wizard provides information about the setup process.

OTE If .Net 2.0 SP2 is not currently installed on the server, vCenter Server Heartbeat Setup installs this

required component, taking some additional time during the installation process.

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