The RocVA is a temporary VM that is deployed for VM recovery and then 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 (IO Filter)/RocVA to DRVA network
      • Recovery network to Object Store
      • Default Gateway Network

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 by the user 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.

RocVA static IP setting.

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

Applying same network settings to RocVA.

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

RocVA configurable IP options.

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

Review RocVA network IP settings.