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Table 6‑1. DR IP Customizer Options (Continued)
Option Description Mandatory
--cmd arg
You specify different commands to
run DR IP Customizer in different
modes.
n
The apply command applies the
network customization settings
from an existing CSV file to the
recovery plans on the
Site Recovery Manager Server
instances.
n
The generate command
generates a basic CSV file for all
virtual machines that
Site Recovery Manager protects
for a vCenter Server instance.
n
The drop command removes the
recovery settings from virtual
machines specified by the input
CSV file.
Always provide the same
vCenter Server instance for the apply
and drop commands as the one that
you used to generate the CSV file.
Yes
--csv arg
Path to the CSV file to use as input.
Yes, when running the apply and
drop commands.
-o [ --out ] arg
Name of the new CSV output file that
the generate command creates. If
you provide the name of an existing
CSV file, the generate command
overwrites its current contents.
Yes, when you run the generate
command.
--vc arg
vCenter Server address. Virtual
machine IDs for the protected virtual
machines are different at each site.
Use the same vCenter Server instance
when you generate the CSV file and
when you apply it.
Yes
-i [ --ignore-thumbprint ]
Ignore the vCenter Server
thumbprint confirmation prompt.
No
-e [ --extra-dns-columns ]
Obsolete. No
-v [ --verbose ]
Enable verbose output. You can
include a --verbose option on any
dr-ip-customizer.exe command
line to log additional diagnostic
messages.
No
Structure of the DR IP Customizer CSV File
The DR IP Customizer comma-separated value (CSV) file consists of a header row that defines the meaning
of each column in the file, and one or more rows for each placeholder virtual machine in a recovery plan.
NOTE This release of Site Recovery Manager allows you to define subnet-level IP mapping rules to
customize IP settings on virtual machines, as well as by using the DR IP Customizer tool. You can use
subnet-level IP mapping rules in combination with DR IP Customizer. For information about how you can
use subnet-level IP mapping rules and DR IP Customizer together, see “Customizing IP Properties for
Multiple Virtual Machines,” on page 67.
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