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Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 2009
Virtual Machine Group Settings
Use this window to configure VM Group settings.
VSE SmartConnect software VMready can identify ESX Service Console interfaces connected
to internal ports. The Virtual Switch Group Information window displays an asterisk ( * ) in
the IP Address field for ESX Service Console entries.
VMready identifies Service Consoles by listening to heartbeat communication packets period-
ically transmitted by the Service Consoles to the VMware Virtual Center. If the default values
used for the heartbeat communication are changed in the VMware environment of a data cen-
ter, use this window to set a new heartbeat port.
See also:
“Virtual Switch Groups Membership” on page 97
Table 10-15 VM Group Configuration Fields
Field Description
Virtual Machine Groups Enable or disable Virtual Machine Groups.
VMware ESX Service Con-
sole Heartbeat Port Number
The port number that the VMWare ESX server and VMware Virtual
Console use to exchange heartbeat messages.