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To define properties for a specific adapter on a placeholder virtual machine, create a new row that
contains that virtual machine’s ID in the VM ID column and the adapter ID (the virtual PCI slot in
which the adapter is installed on the placeholder virtual machine) in the Adapter ID column, then
specify values for the other columns.
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To specify more than one value for a column, create an additional row for that adapter and include
the value in the column in that row. In Table 5-3, additional rows define a secondary DNS server for
the placeholder virtual machines shdw2 and shdw3.
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To customize a placeholder virtual machine as a DHCP client, enter dhcp in the IP Address field, as
shown in the second row of Table 5-3. For any non-zero adapter ID that is not a DHCP client:
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You must specify values for IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway(s), and DNS Server(s) unless
global values for these properties exist (in the row for Adapter ID zero for that VM ID).
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Global values, if specified, are overridden by values you specify for each non-zero adapter ID
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The NetBIOS column, if not left empty, must contain one of the following strings:
disableNetBIOS, enableNetBIOS, or enableNetBIOSViaDhcp.
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If you are customizing multiple adapters for a virtual machine and want to be sure that the
customizations in a specific row apply to a specific adapter, specify the adapter's MAC address
as pairs of hexadecimal digits separated by the colon character. Character case is not considered.
5 Run dr-ip-customizer.exe to apply the customized IP properties.
Change directory to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\bin and run the
following command.
dr-ip-customizer.exe -cfg ..\config\vmware-dr.xml -csv c:\tmp\example.csv -cmd command
where command is one of the following commands:
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create – applies the customizations to the virtual machines listed in the csv file
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drop – removes the customizations from the virtual machines listed in the csv file
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recreate – applies revised customizations to virtual machines that have already been customized
You can include a -verbose option on any dr-ip-customizer.exe command line to log additional
diagnostic messages.
The specified customizations are applied to all of the virtual machines named in the csv file during a recovery.
(You do not need to select a customization specification for these machines when you edit their properties in
a recovery plan.)
Configure Protection for a Virtual Machine or Template
You can edit the protection properties of any virtual machine or template in a protection group. You can change
the resource mappings, attached storage devices and their datastores, and other properties that control the
configuration with which the virtual machine is recovered.
You must configure protection for virtual machines that have a status of Not Configured, Mapping Missing,
or Mapping Invalid.
NOTE If inventory mappings have been established for a site, you cannot override them by configuring the
protection of individual virtual machines. If you need to override inventory mappings for a few members of
a protection group, use the vSphere Client to connect to the recovery site and edit the network settings of the
placeholders or move them to a different folder or resource pool.
Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide
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