The RocVA is a temporary VM that is deployed to assist VM recovery and then it is removed after VM recovery is complete.

    • The network must be configured such that RocVAs will have access to:
      • ESXi hosts
      • Object storage
      • DR store
      • Management server
      • vCenter
    • Dedicated or shared network connections can be used. 
    • Network configuration options for RocVA:
      • Various network connections must be specified. Values can be selected from drop-down menus:
        • Management Network
        • Host (IOFilter)/RocVA to DRVA network
        • Recovery network to Object Store
        • Default Gateway Network

Figure 316: RocVA network options.

      • By default, the IP addresses used for the selected networks are defined by DHCP. If desired, static IP addresses can be specified during the configuration process.
        • Select the Static IP checkbox of a network option then click its Configure button to manually specify IP values for it.
        • A mix of static and dynamic IP addresses can be used.

Figure 317: RocVA static IP setting.

Note: To unlock the options to configure static IP for Host (IOFilter)/RocVA to DRVA network and Recovery network to Object Store, un-select the option Apply same network settings to all.

Figure 318: Applying same network settings to RocVA.

      • Configurable IP options include:
        • IP Address
        • Subnet Mask
        • DNS
        • VLAN ID

Figure 319: RocVA configurable IP options.

    • The final Summary step will indicate the IP configuration settings specified for the various networks.

Figure 320: Review RocVA network IP settings.