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Rather than manually creating a CSV file, you can use the DR IP Customizer tool to export a CSV file that
contains information about the networking configurations of the protected virtual machines. You can use
this file as a template for the CSV file to apply on the recovery site by customizing the values in the file.
1 Run DR IP Customizer to generate a CSV file that contains the networking information for the
protected virtual machines.
2 Modify the generated CSV file with networking information that is relevant to the recovery site.
3 Run DR IP Customizer again to apply the CSV with the modified networking configurations to apply
when the virtual machines start up on the recovery site.
You can run the DR IP Customizer tool on either the protected site or on the recovery site. Virtual machine
IDs for protected virtual machines are different at each site, so whichever site you use when you run the DR
IP Customizer tool to generate the CSV file, you must use the same site when you run DR IP Customizer
again to apply the settings.
You can customize the IP settings for the protected and the recovery sites so that Site Recovery Manager
uses the correct configurations during reprotect operations.
For the list of guest operating systems for which Site Recovery Manager supports IP customization, see the
Compatibility Matrixes for Site Recovery Manager 6.1 at https://www.vmware.com/support/srm/srm-compat-
matrix-6-1.html.
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Report IP Address Mappings for Recovery Plans on page 96
The IP address map reporter generates an XML document describing the IP properties of protected
virtual machines and their placeholders, grouped by site and recovery plan. This information can help
you understand the network requirements of a recovery plan.
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Syntax of the DR IP Customizer Tool on page 97
The DR IP Customizer tool includes options that you can use to gather networking information about
the virtual machines that Site Recovery Manager protects. You can also use the options to apply
customizations to virtual machines when they start up on the recovery site.
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Structure of the DR IP Customizer CSV File on page 99
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.
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Modifying the DR IP Customizer CSV File on page 102
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.
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Run DR IP Customizer to Customize IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines on page 107
You can use the DR IP Customizer tool to customize the IP properties for multiple virtual machines
that Site Recovery Manager protects.
Report IP Address Mappings for Recovery Plans
The IP address map reporter generates an XML document describing the IP properties of protected virtual
machines and their placeholders, grouped by site and recovery plan. This information can help you
understand the network requirements of a recovery plan.
Because the IP address mapping reporter must connect to both sites, you can run the command at either site.
You are prompted to supply the vCenter login credentials for each site when the command runs.
Procedure
1 Open a command shell on the Site Recovery Manager Server host at either the protected or recovery
site.
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