To apply network settings to the target vApp or virtual machine after a migration, failover, or a test failover, for on-premises to cloud replications, or for cloud to cloud replications you configure the network settings.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that vCloud Availability is deployed in the source and in the destination sites.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vCloud Availability Portal as a Tenant or as a Service Provider in the site where the replicated vApp or virtual machine resides.
  2. Under Incoming Replications or Outgoing Replications, select a replication for which you want to configure the network settings.
  3. Click Networks.
    The Network Settings window opens.
  4. For the selected replication, configure the following network settings.
    Table 1. Network Settings Configuration
    Option Description
    VMs Shows you the name of the virtual machines in the selected replication.
    MAC Address Shows you the MAC address for each network card (NIC) in each virtual machine in the selected replication.
    Reset MAC Allows you to reset the selected MAC address for each NIC in each vApp and in each virtual machine in the target site.
    Connected Allows you to control whether each NIC in each vApp and in each virtual machine is connected to the target site network.
    Connect to network Select a network in the target site to which to connect the vApp or virtual machine.
    Primary NIC If the source virtual machine is configured with multiple NICs, you must specify the primary NIC.
    IP Mode
    • Mixed - If the virtual machine is configured with multiple NICs, and their network configuration is different, the selected replication shows you this state.
    • Static - IP Pool - If the connected network is configured with an IP Pool, the selected replication obtains the IP address from the IP pool.
    • DHCP - If the connected network is configured with a DHCP server, the selected replication obtains the IP address from that DHCP server.
    • Static - Manual - Allows you to assign a static IP address to the selected replication.
    • Keep - Depends on the virtual machine presence in the target site.
      • If for the selected replication in the target site there is no existing virtual machine, after migrate, failover, or test failover, the target virtual machine is created without network settings configuration.
      • If for the selected replication in the target site there is an existing virtual machine (a seed virtual machine), after migration, failover, or test failover, in the target virtual machine for that NIC the network settings do not change.
    IP Address If from the IP Mode drop-down menu you select Static - Manual, you can assign a static IPv4 address to the corresponding NIC.
  5. For the selected replication, apply the network settings by clicking Apply.

Results

After a successful migration, failover, or a test failover, in the target site the vApp or virtual machine is created with the configured network settings.