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When you specify a certificate file, the renaming command also imports the certificate and returns the
certificate ID.
A certificate file must be in the same format as the text output of the /config/ssl/generate-
certificate API command and contain the new DNS name in its SAN field.
5 Wait up to 15 minutes or more for the renaming process to finish. The command actions take a few
minutes, followed by several additional minutes for service re-registration.
6 If the old appliance host name was used with a load balancer in an HA environment, check and
reconfigure the load balancer with the new name.
7 In DNS, remove the existing DNS record with the old host name.
If you have problems changing a host name, try the separate procedures from the vRealize Automation
7.3 documentation instead.
Change the vRealize Automation Appliance IP Address
When maintaining an environment or network, you might need to assign a different IP address to an
existing vRealize Automation appliance.
Prerequisites
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As a precaution, take snapshots of vRealize Automation appliances and IaaS servers.
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From a console session as root on the vRealize Automation appliances, inspect entries in
the /etc/hosts file.
Look for address assignments that might conflict with the new IP address plan, and make changes as
needed.
On all IaaS servers, repeat the process for the Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.
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Shut down all vRealize Automation appliances.
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Stop all vRealize Automation services on IaaS servers.
Procedure
1 In vSphere, locate the vRealize Automation appliance that you want to change, and select Actions >
Edit Settings.
2 Click vApp Options.
3 Expand IP allocation, and enable the OVF environment option.
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