Importing and mapping network interfaces
If you restore to a dissimilar system and you save the target system's configuration by backing up the target system, you can do the following:
Import the network interface card (NIC) information from the target system into the restore configuration.
Map the network identify from the NICs in the original configuration to the NICs in the restore configuration.
To import and map interfaces
- Click Initialize.
- In the Import configuration dialog box, select the client configuration to import.
- Click OK.
The network hardware information is imported into the New Network Information window and replaces the interfaces that were in the window. The network identity (IPs, routes, and so on) is not imported.
- Right-click an interface in the Original Network Information window and select Map from the shortcut menu.
- In the Map or Change Interface dialog box, select an interface from the Map to Interface drop-down list.
- Click OK.
The IP address, netmask, and fully qualified domain name are applied to that interface on the restored system.