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This example points dr-ip-customizer.exe to the vmware-dr.xml file of the
Site Recovery Manager Server and applies the customizations in the CSV file to the vCenter Server
that is associated with the Platform Services Controller at
https://Platform_Services_Controller_address.
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If you have a Platform Services Controller that includes multiple vCenter Server instances, you
must specify the vCenter Server ID in the --vcid parameter.
dr-ip-customizer.exe --cfg SRM_install_dir\config\vmware-dr.xml
--cmd apply --csv "path_to_CSV_file.csv"
--uri https://Platform_Services_Controller_address[:port]/lookupservice/sdk
--vcid vCenter_Server_ID
This example points dr-ip-customizer.exe to the vmware-dr.xml file of the
Site Recovery Manager Server and applies the customizations in the CSV file to the vCenter Server
instance with the ID vCenter_Server_ID.
The specified customizations are applied to all of the virtual machines named in the CSV file during a
recovery. You do not need to manually configure IP settings for these machines when you edit their
recovery plan properties.
Customize IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines by Defining IP
Customization Rules
You can specify a single subnet-level IP mapping rule for a selected configured virtual network mapping on
the protected and recovery sites.
Subnet-level mapping eliminates the need to define exact adapter-level IP mapping. Instead, you specify an
IP customization rule that Site Recovery Manager applies to relevant adapters. The IP customization rule is
used for test and recovery workflows. You cannot reuse IP customization rules between different network
mappings.
IMPORTANT
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IP subnet mapping rules support IPv4 only.
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Rule-based IPv6 customization is not supported in Site Recovery Manager.
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When you apply IP subnet mapping rules to Windows virtual machines with IPv6 enabled, the IPv6
settings, DHCP or static, remain unaffected after recovery. For Linux virtual machines, IPv6 settings are
reset to DHCP.
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Site Recovery Manager does not evaluate IP mapping rules for virtual machines configured to use
manual IP customization.
The IP customization rule applies to virtual machines failing over from a protected site IPv4 subnet to a
recovery site IPv4 subnet, for example, from 10.17.23.0/24 to 10.18.22.0/24. The IP customization rule states
that during recovery Site Recovery Manager evaluates the existing IP configuration of the recovered virtual
machine's NICs and reconfigures static NICs found on the 10.17.23.0/24 subnet for the 10.18.22.0/24 subnet.
If the rule matches, Site Recovery Manager derives the new static IPv4 address from the old one by
preserving the host bits of the original IPv4 address and placing it to the target subnet. For example, if the
original protected site address is 10.17.23.55/24, the new address is 10.18.22.55/24.
If the default gateway text box is empty, Site Recovery Manager derives the new gateway parameter from
the original one by preserving the host bits of the original IPv4 address and placing it in the target subnet.
For example, if the original protected site gateway is 10.17.23.1, the new gateway is 10.18.22.1. If you specify
an explicit gateway parameter, Site Recovery Manager checks that the IPv4 address syntax is correct and
applies it exactly.
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