6.1

Modifying the DR IP Customizer CSV File
You modify the DR IP Customizer comma-separated value (CSV) file to apply customized networking
settings to virtual machines when they start on the recovery site.
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 95.
One challenge of representing virtual machine network configurations in a CSV file is that virtual machine
configurations include hierarchical information. For example, a single virtual machine might contain
multiple adapters, and each adapter might have multiple listings for elements such as gateways. The CSV
format does not provide a system for hierarchical representations. As a result, each row in the CSV file that
the DR IP Customizer generates might provide some or all of the information for a specific virtual machine.
For a virtual machine with a simple network configuration, all the information can be included in a single
row. In the case of a more complicated virtual machine, multiple rows might be required. Virtual machines
with multiple network cards or multiple gateways require multiple rows. Each row in the CSV file includes
identification information that describes to which virtual machine and adapter the information applies.
Information is aggregated to be applied to the appropriate virtual machine.
Follow these guidelines when you modify the DR IP Customizer CSV file.
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Omit values if a setting is not required.
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Use the minimum number of rows possible for each adapter.
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Do not use commas in any field.
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Specify Adapter ID settings as needed. DR IP Customizer applies settings that you specify on Adapter
ID 0 to all NICs. To apply settings to individual NICs, specify the values in the Adapter ID 1, 2, ..., n
fields.
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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. To ensure that the additional row is associated with the intended
virtual machine, copy the VM ID, VM Name, vCenter Server, and Adapter ID column values.
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To specify an IP address for a network adapter on each of the protected and recovery sites, or to specify
multiple DNS server addresses, add a new row for each address. Copy the VM ID, VM Name, and
Adapter ID values to each row.
Examples of DR IP Customizer CSV Files
You obtain a CSV file that contains the networking information for the protected virtual machines on the
vCenter Server by running dr-ip-customizer.exe with the --cmd generate command. You edit the CSV file
to customize the IP settings of the protected virtual machines.
You can download a bundle of the example CSV files that this section describes.
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 95.
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