Check VM Heartbeat

This step checks heartbeat of the recovered VM using VMware Tools. If VMware Tools are not installed, remove this step from the plan.

You can override the following parameters for the Check VM Heartbeat step:

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Critical Step

Defines whether the step is critical for machine recovery.

If you mark the step as Critical, its failure for a machine from a critical inventory group will halt the plan.

Yes

Heartbeat Count

Number of heartbeats to execute.

4

Heartbeat Poll Time

Amount of time (in seconds) to wait between heartbeats.

30

Run Step During Undo and Failback

Defines whether the step will be executed during the Failback and Undo Failover operations.

Yes

Run Step During a DataLab Test

Defines whether the step will be executed during plan testing in a DataLab.

Yes

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