Static IP's not stored

[dwilli]

When I run a cold clone of a server it does not bring over the static IP's for the server. It will recognize all the NIC's but when I logon to the server the IP is set to auto after a cold clone. I think I also saw the same issue with a hot clone. I am running Converter 3.0.2.

[shaka]

If you run converter from the command line using an xml script you can specify it to preserver the NIC settings (IP and MAC address).

[dwilli]

No options for not running command line?

[rriva]

Your static IP Address is written in Windows Registry, binded with your phisical NIC.

If you clone a machine, the new NIC is a Virtual NIC qand is different than the original one, so it will be normal (and is a good thing) that the system don't keep the same ip on the NIC

Why you can't convert the machine and configure the static IP after conversion ?

Bye

R

If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanx!

[dwilli]

I can make the adjustments to the NIC after the conversion, that is not abig deal. I also found the articel for clearing the entry for the physical NIC. I was concerned because I converted a terminal server and cleared the production NIC and there were services still tied to the refernce that failed.

[rriva · Accepted solution]

sorry but .... which services ? maybe binded with phisical NIC MAC ?

Bye

R

If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanx!

[theanykey]

This is normal. If you were to take a physical NIC out of a physical machine and replace it with a new NIC. The new NIC defaults to DHCP ready. The same goes for a conversion where we litterally replace the physical NIC with a virtual one - we do not "convert" the NIC.

[jaganpjames]

so this is not a problem with hot clone alone.., a question i have raised.. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/114774

what i have tried is to do a manual sysprep after the migration.. and that gets the ip and adds the machine to domain. soo much of being automated.