change ip address VCSA 6
Symptoms:
VCSA was powered on.
ping was not responsive
Verified IP address
cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 showed
cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=’static’
STARTMODE=’auto’
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCONTROL=’no’
IPADDR=’10.72.60.53′
NETMASK=’255.255.255.192′
BROADCAST=’10.72.60.63′
Summary:
Open a console session of the VCSA
Login as: root
Default password is: vmware
Execute the following command: /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
Main Menu
0) Show Current Configuration (scroll with Shift-PgUp/PgDown)
1) Exit this program
2) Default Gateway
3) Hostname
4) DNS
5) Proxy Server
6) IP Address Allocation for eth0
After executing the command, a menu is displayed. Within the menu It is possible to change the IP address, hostname, DNS, Default gateway and proxy server.
After allocating a static IP Address to the VCSA, the post configuration can be done by using the following URL:
https://static-ip-address:5480