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Primary Select the Data: Replication tab and wait for
both the File System and the Registry status to
display Synchronized. Access the vCenter
Server Heartbeat logs and confirm that no
exception errors occurred during the
synchronization process.
Data replication resumes from the
Secondary server back to the Primary
server. Both the File System & Registry
status become Synchronized.
Switchover Exercise This exercise demonstrates the ability to switch the functionality and operations of the active
server on command to the other server in the pair using the vCenter Server Heartbeat
Console. Perform this exercise only after successfully completing the Failover Simulation and
Data Replication Exercises.
Notify any local users that the service will be unavailable for the duration of the exercise.
Using the System Tray icon, verify that the Secondary server is active (S/A) and servicing
clients. On the Primary server, verify that the server is passive using the System Tray icon
status (P/—). On the Secondary server, launch the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console and
select the Data: Replication tab. Verify that both the File System and Registry status are
Synchronized.
vCenter
Server
Heartbeat
Console
Click on the Server: Summary tab. Select the
Primary server icon and click Make Active.
The vCenter Server Heartbeat Console
Server: Summary page displays the
applications stopping on the active server.
Once all applications are stopped, the
active server becomes passive and the
passive server becomes active. The
Console shows the applications starting on
the newly active server.
Both the File System and Registry status are
Synchronized.
Any Confirm application performance and
availability meets previously defined criteria.
Verify that client applications are running as
expected after the switchover process.
Services continue to be provided as before
the switchover occurred. You may need to
refresh or restart some client applications
as a result of a switchover.
Table 1-2. Acceptance Verification
Exercise Machine Activity Result