NIC settings of guest VMs can be customized to use static IP addresses for DR operations including failover, test failover and failback. The settings are applied through runbook configuration.

  • Go to a runbook’s Edit VM Settings screen:
    • Click a VM’s NIC View link to see its details or change its network settings.
    • The details screen will display the current network adapter settings.

    • Static IP has not been configured yet in this example.

  • On the VM NIC details screen click the Configure link to change its network settings.
    • By default, IP addresses will be assigned as they were originally configured for the VM.
    • Manual configuration allows static IP addresses to be specified.

  • Enter values to configure static IP addresses for the VM:
    • IP Address
    • Subnet Mask
    • Gateway
    • DNS
    • DNS Suffix

Note: All fields must be completed to configure a static IP address for a VM.

  • On the Edit VM Settings step, some network options can be configured by clicking the option value directly to make the change. The option value will be updated on the screen.
    • This example shows setting the MAC option for a VM with static IP.

Note: The Retain MAC option maintains the same hardware address for a VM across any DR operations performed for it. (E.g., the same IP address of a protected VM will be applied when it is failed over to a recovery site.) This setting can be independently set for each VM of a recovery group or protected domain.