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8 Apply the IP settings, click Next, and Finish to complete the wizard.
The VMkernel adapter that you created for outgoing vSphere Replication traffic appears in the list of
adapters. The outgoing replication data from the ESXi host is sent to the vSphere Replication server
through this adapter.
What to do next
You can add a vNIC to the vSphere Replication appliance and use the VAMI to configure an IP address to
use for incoming replication data.
Set Up a VMkernel Adapter for vSphere Replication
Trac on a Target Host
You create VMkernel adapters to isolate the incoming replication traffic on target ESXi hosts.
Note One VMkernel adapter must handle one traffic type.
Perform this procedure for every ESXi host that is used as replication target, and for which you want to
isolate the replication traffic.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the ESXi host is version 6.0 or later.
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For distributed network switches, verify that you have a port group that you can dedicate to the new
VMkernel adapter.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the ESXi host.
2 Under Configure, select Networking, and select VMkernel adapters.
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Click the Add host networking icon .
The Add Networking wizard opens.
4 On the Select connection type page, select VMkernel Network Adapter and click Next.
5 On the Select target device page, select a port group or a standard switch and click Next.
6 On the Port properties page, under VMkernel port settings, configure the IP settings and TCP/IP
stack to comply with your environment.
Note vSphere Replication requires that all components in your environment, such as
vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and the vSphere Replication appliance use the same IP version, IPv4 or
IPv6.
7 Under Available services, select vSphere Replication NFC traffic and click Next.
8 Apply the IP settings, click Next, and Finish to complete the wizard.
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