How to change network settings of Replication Agent in VMware

How to change network settings of an Agent in VMware

Challenge

Hystax VMware Agent (HVRAgent) is deployed as a virtual machine to a source ESXi host. It uses DHCP for its single NIC by default. 
However, these default settings might not work in case the source VMware infrastructure doesn't have DHCP or requires complex networking settings (e.g. VLANs, multiple networks, custom routes, etc.).

Solution

HVRAgent network settings can be updated using the agent VM console.

Workflow

Open HVRAgent VM console


Select the “Agent options” menu.


Select the “Edit network” menu.


Select the “Edit a connection” option.


Select the menu on the right to add, edit, or delete connections.


When it’s done, select 'Back' and then 'Activate a connection' in the menu that appears.


Select the connection and activate or deactivate it.