VMware VCENTER SERVER 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Installation Guide Page 45

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Chapter 3 Installing vCenter Server Heartbeat
To rename the Secondary server
1 Navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Services and set the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat service
to Manual, Stopped, and close the dialog.
2 Right-click the Secondary server image and select Edit Settings.
3 Disable the virtual network adapters for both the VMware Channel and Principal (Public) NICs.
4 Open Network Connections, right-click the Principal (Public) network connection and select Properties.
Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
5 Change the IP address to the match that of the Secondary Mgmt (Management) IP address previously
entered in the Configure Server wizard. Click OK twice to close the dialogs.
6 Navigate to the servers System Properties, select the Computer Name tab, and click Change to rename
the Secondary server and join a Workgroup. When requested, restart the server.
7 Right-click the Secondary server image and select Edit Settings.
8 Re-enable the virtual network adapters for both the VMware Channel and Principal (Public) NICs.
9 Navigate to the servers System Properties, select the Computer Name tab, and click Change to join the
domain. When requested, restart the server.
To rename the Primary Server
1 Navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Services and set the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat service
to Manual, Stopped, and close the dialog.
2 Navigate to the servers System Properties, select the Computer Name tab, and click Change to rename
the Primary server. When requested, restart the server.
Post Installation
On both the Primary and Secondary servers, navigate to Start > Administrative Tools > Services and set the
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat service to Automatic, and close the dialog. See “Post Installation
Configuration” on page 47.
Resulting IP Configuration
After installing VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat on both the Primary and Secondary servers, the IP
addressing configuration should reflect:
When the Primary server is active
Primary (active) server - Principal (Public) IP address and the Primary Management IP address
Secondary (passive) server - Secondary Management IP address
When the Secondary server is active
Primary (passive) server - Primary Management IP address
Secondary (active) server - Principal (Public) IP address and the Secondary Management IP address
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
To administer a pair of servers you must connect to them through the VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
Console. VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Console does not connect until VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat
initializes.
You can start VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat Console from any server in the VMware vCenter Server
Heartbeat Pair.
N
OTE The Primary server is currently configured with the Principal (Public) IP address and should not be
changed.
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