How would you configure HA on VMware cluster?

By Lexie Tanner 5 years ago

How would you configure HA on VMware cluster?

Browse to the cluster and enable vSphere HA.

  1. Click the Configure tab.
  2. Select vSphere Availability and click Edit.
  3. Select Turn ON vSphere HA.
  4. Select Turn ON Proactive HA to allow proactive migrations of VMs from hosts on which a provider has notified a health degradation.

What is the vSphere HA agent on the host called?

VMware vSphere HA uses a utility called the Fault Domain Manager agent to monitor ESXi host availability and to restart failed VMs. The Fault Domain Manager runs on each host within the cluster.

How do I enable vSphere ha agent on host?

Enable the Turn On VMware HA option. Click OK….To resolve:

  1. Right click the cluster > Edit settings.
  2. Choose vSphere HA and make sure there is a check box in Enable Host Monitoring.
  3. Once selected, right-click each host and select Reconfigure for vSphere HA.

How do you reconfigure HA on host?

To resolve this issue:

  1. Disable HA on the cluster.
  2. Select the host and click the Configuration tab.
  3. Click Security Profile / Services.
  4. Click Properties and check the status of vSphere High Availability.
  5. Start the service if it is stopped.
  6. Enable HA on the cluster. You should now be able to reconfigure HA.

How do I enable HA in a cluster?

Procedure

  1. Browse to the cluster in the vSphere Client.
  2. Click Configure.
  3. Under Services, select vSphere DRS and click Edit.
  4. Select the Turn ON vSphere DRS and Turn on vSphere HA check boxes.
  5. Click OK.

How do I configure ha?

Click High Availability | Base Setup.

  1. Configure the Mode as “Active / Standby”
  2. Check “Enable Stateful Synchronization”.
  3. Check “Enable Virtual MAC”.
  4. Move to the “HA Devices” tab and type the serial number of the secondary device.
  5. Move to the “HA Interfaces” tab and select your HA Control Interface.

What is the agent responsible for Ha?

FDM Agent. The most important component of HA is Fault Domain Manager normally known as FDM in VMware vSphere environment. It is responsible for: Communicating host resource information, VM states, and HA properties with other ESXi hosts that are part of vSphere Cluster.

What is vSphere Ha host status?

Veeam VMware: vSphere HA Host Status Alarm. This monitor tracks the vCenter alarm that monitors health of a host as reported by vSphere HA. By default, the alarm is triggered by the following events: com.

How do I disable and enable HA on the cluster?

To disable vSphere HA in the vSphere Web Client:

  1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client.
  2. From the Home screen, click on Hosts and Clusters.
  3. Browse to the cluster.
  4. Click the Configure tab.
  5. Select vSphere Availability and click Edit.
  6. Deselect the Turn On VMware HA option.
  7. Click OK.

How do I reconfigure vSphere HA on host?

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Active node with the vSphere Client.
  2. Select the vCenter Server object in the inventory and select the Configure tab.
  3. Select vCenter HA under settings.
  4. Click on the Set Up vCenter HA button to start the setup wizard.
  5. Click Management vCenter Server credentials.

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