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Prerequisites
To change the IP address of the appliance, verify that the system name of the appliance is an FQDN. If,
during the deployment of the appliance, you set an IP address as a system name, you cannot change the
IP address after the deployment. The system name is always used as a primary network identifier.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Direct Console User Interface of the vCenter Server Appliance.
2 Select Configure Management Network and press Enter.
3 Change the IPv4 settings from IP Configuration.
Option Description
Use dynamic IP address and network
configuration
Obtains networking settings from a DHCP server if one is available on your
network
Set static IP address and network
configuration
Sets static networking configuration
4 Change the IPv6 settings from IPv6 Configuration.
Option Description
Enable IPv6 Enables or disables IPv6 on the appliance
Use DHCP stateful configuration Uses a DHCP server to obtain IPv6 addresses and networking settings
Use ICMP stateless configuration Uses a Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) to obtain IPv6 addresses
and network settings
5 Change the DNS settings from DNS Configuration.
Option Description
Obtain DNS server address and
hostname automatically
Obtains the DNS server address and host name automatically.
Use this option if the IP settings of the appliance are obtained automatically from
a DHCP server.
Use the following DNS server address
and hostname
Sets the static IP address and host name for the DNS server.
6 Set custom DNS suffixes from Custom DNS Suffixes.
If you do not specify any suffixes, a default suffix list is derived from the local domain name.
7 Press Esc until you return to the main menu of the Direct Console User Interface.
Restart the Management Network of the
vCenter Server Appliance
Restart the management network of the vCenter Server Appliance to restore the network connection.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Direct Console User Interface of the vCenter Server Appliance.
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