This setting allows a user defined external IP address to be applied to the recovered VM’s network interface.

To assign an external IP to recovered VM(s), the IP address must be a pre-reserved static external IP address and must not currently be in use.

    • Navigate to a Runbook Settings page, select a desired Recovery Group or independent VM, then click the EDIT button.
    • A Runbook Settings window will open.
    • Under the NICs column, click the link of the VM you want to configure.

Figure 77: Select a NIC to configure.

    • The Network interface settings window will open.
    • Edit the External IP address property for the network interface you want to modify – specify an IP address.

Figure 78: Edit the Retain internal IP setting.

    • Click the CONTINUE button to exit the Network interface settings window then click the APPLY button on the Runbook Settings window to save the change.