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SRM and Manual configured MAC addresses

I've been asked to set the MAC address on a guest server manually.

This server will be protected by SRM.

Will the manually configured MAC address be maintained when the machine is failed over?

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vbrowncoat
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SRM doesn't change a VM's MAC address as part of recovery. It is stored in the VMs VMX file so regardless of how the VM is replicated it will stay the same.

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Are you using vSphere replication or array based replication (Such as RecoverPoint / MirrorView for the actual replication? Recall that SRM just automates the recovery but doesn't actually do any replication itself.

Either way, yes I believe the MAC address will remain in the replicated copy. I would do an isolated SRM test to verify


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pdrace
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Replication is done with NetApp snapmirror.

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john23
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IF only MAC changes, will not impact array based replication..

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virtualg_uk
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In that case, there will be no issues. The MAC will be available on the replicated VM.

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vbrowncoat
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SRM doesn't change a VM's MAC address as part of recovery. It is stored in the VMs VMX file so regardless of how the VM is replicated it will stay the same.

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hussainbte
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The release notes of SRM says the mac remains the same.

I have tested this with Machines configured with predefined static mac as well as the default.

The failover preserves the same mac addresses.

https://www.vmware.com/support/srm/srm-releasenotes-5-5-1.html

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