Adding a global heartbeat
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Adding a global heartbeat

Add a heartbeat to monitor the health of a remote cluster that is configured in a global cluster environment.

To add a global heartbeat

1. In the Cluster:Heartbeats view, in the Configuration task panel, click Add Heartbeat.
2. In the Add Heartbeat dialog box, specify the following details for the heartbeat and then click OK:
   • The heartbeat name

     Enter a name for the heartbeat that is indicative of the generating it.

   • The global clusters to add to the cluster list for the heartbeat.

     In the Cluster List for Heartbeat table, check the box preceding the line item for each cluster that you want to participate in the heartbeat. Clear the check box to exclude clusters from the heartbeat list.

   • The Arguments attribute value, interval, and timeout options.

     Click the ... (edit) button in the Settings column to specify the value for the Arguments attribute, the timeout options, and the interval options. Click Save to exit these options and save your selections.