6.5

Procedure
1 Use the vSphere Web Client on the source site to locate the HMS virtual machine and log in as the
root user.
2 Navigate to folder /opt/vmware/hms/conf/.
3 Run the vi hms-configuration.xml command to open the hms-configuration.xml file for
editing.
4 Locate the <hms-dr2c-export-mac-address> parameter, and modify the value to false:
<hms-dr2c-export-mac-address>false</hms-dr2c-export-mac-address>
5 Run the :wq command to save the change, and run the following command to restart the HMS
service.
# service hms restart
The automatic copying of network configurations to target cloud sites is disabled for all newly configured
replications.
Cloud Connection States Displayed in the vSphere Web Client
In the vSphere Web Client, on the Configure tab, under vSphere Replication > Target Sites you can
check the status of connections between your vSphere environment and the virtual data centers on the
remote site.
The following table lists the cloud connection states that you can observe, their meanings, and what you
can do to change a state back to normal.
Table 3‑2. Cloud Connection States
Icon Status Description Remediation
Connected The connection between the
source site and the target site
is working properly.
Not needed.
Not authenticated The remote site is online, but
your user session to the cloud
has expired.
In this state, you need to
provide credentials to
manage replication tasks.
Already configured
replications are running in the
background.
Reconnect the sites.
1 Select the cloud
organization that indicates
the Not authenticated
status.
2 Click the Reconnect icon
above the list of target
sites.
3 Click Yes to confirm.
4 In the Reconnect Sites
dialog box, type the
credentials for the remote
site and click OK.
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