What does reconfigure for HA do?

When you perform a Reconfigure for VMware HA operation on the primary node in an HA cluster, an unexpected virtual machine failover occurs for the virtual machines running on that primary node. vSphere HA will retry if the maximum number of attempts has not been exceeded.

How do I reconfigure VMware?

Press the Option key and click Virtual Machine > Force Restart, the hard power option, to reset the operating system in your virtual machine.

How do I reconfigure vSphere ha on the 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 would you configure HA on VMware cluster?

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.

How does vSphere HA work?

How does VMware HA work? VMware HA continuously monitors all ESX Server hosts in a cluster and detects failures. An agent placed on each host maintains a “heartbeat” with the other hosts in the cluster and loss of a heartbeat initiates the process of restarting all affected virtual machines on other hosts.

What does reset virtual machine mean?

Reset Virtual Machine — resets the virtual machine. This is similar to resetting a physical computer by pressing its reset button, so any programs running in the virtual machine may be adversely affected.

Can you Reboot a VM?

To reboot a VM cleanly Right-click and click Reboot on the Resources pane shortcut menu. On the VM menu, click Reboot.

What is ha in VM?

VMware High Availability (HA) allows companies to provide high availability to any application running in a virtual machine. With VMware HA IT organizations can: • Protect applications with no other failover option. Provide cost-effective high availability for any application running in a virtual machine.

How do I enable HA on host?

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.

Does HA work if vCenter is down?

HA (High Availability): HA is dependent on vCenter Server to monitor protected virtual machines. So if vCenter is down then currently protected virtual machines will be restarted on other ESXi hosts but you will not be able to protect any new virtual machines until vCenter is available.

How can I customize my VMware HA cluster?

Applying a VMware HA customization. Using the vSphere Web Client. Log in to VMware vSphere Web Client. Go to Home > vCenter > Clusters. Under Object, click on the cluster you want to modify. Click Manage. Click vSphere HA.

How to change the ha value in vSphere ha?

1. In vCenter, right-click the cluster and select Edit Settings. 2. Click vSphere HA and then Advanced Options. 3. Add a new option (if not already present) For this issue change the value from 10 to 30. 4.

How to create advanced configuration options for VMware high availability?

Using the vSphere Web Client Log in to VMware vSphere Web Client. Go to Home > vCenter > Clusters. Under Object, click on the cluster you want to modify. Click Manage. Click vSphere HA. Click Edit. Click Advanced Options. Click Add and enter in Option and Value fields as appropriate (see below). Deselect Turn ON vSphere HA. Click OK.

How to configure vCenter ha with the vSphere web client?

Log in to the Active node with the vSphere Client. Right-click the vCenter Server object in the inventory and select vCenter HA Settings. Click Configure. Select the Basic configuration option and click Next.