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Creating a NIC bond ......................................................................................... 79
Controlling the MAC Address of the Bond .......................................................... 79
Reverting NIC bonds ......................................................................................... 80
Creating NIC bonds in resource pools ........................................................................ 80
Adding NIC bonds to new resource pools ........................................................... 80
Adding NIC bonds to an existing pool ................................................................ 81
Configuring a dedicated storage NIC .......................................................................... 81
Using SR-IOV Enabled NICs ........................................................................................ 82
Controlling the rate of outgoing data (QoS) ................................................................ 82
Changing networking configuration options ............................................................... 83
Hostname ......................................................................................................... 84
DNS servers ...................................................................................................... 84
Changing IP address configuration for a standalone host ..................................... 84
Changing IP address configuration in resource pools ........................................... 84
Primary management interface ......................................................................... 85
Disabling management access ........................................................................... 85
Adding a new physical NIC ................................................................................ 85
Networking Troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 85
Diagnosing network corruption ................................................................................. 86
Recovering from a bad network configuration ............................................................ 86
Disaster Recovery and Backup ........................................................................ 87
Understanding XenServer DR ............................................................................................. 87
DR Infrastructure Requirements ........................................................................................ 88
Deployment Considerations .............................................................................................. 89
Steps to Take Before a Disaster ................................................................................. 89
Steps to Take After a Disaster ................................................................................... 89
Steps to Take After a Recovery .................................................................................. 89
Enabling Disaster Recovery in XenCenter ........................................................................... 89
Recovering VMs and vApps in the Event of Disaster (Failover) ............................................. 90
Restoring VMs and vApps to the Primary Site After Disaster (Failback) ................................. 90
Test Failover ..................................................................................................................... 91