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vCloud Air® Hybrid Cloud Manager™ Installation and Administration Guide
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4. On theSelect destination page,select the vCD Organization and vCloud Air virtual datacenter. Click Next.
5. On the Select destinationnetwork page, select the NSX Edge associated to the vCloud Air datacenter. Click Next.
The Retain MAC box is checked by default if the VM is being migrated to a network that has been stretched. The
source (on-premises vCenter or vCloud Air vDC) does not matter. Checking this option minimizes network
downtime because the network does not have to relearn a new MAC address.
The Retain MAC box is unchecked if the VM being migrated is not in a network that has been
stretched. Sometimes it is important to keep the same MAC address after the migration. We recommend
enabling Retain MAC in the following cases:
License Based on MAC Address: some software pairs the license to the MAC address of the VM. Changing
the VM’s MAC address invalidates the license.