Changing the vCenter Server or Platform Service Controller 6.x hostname (2130599)
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Symptoms
The vCenter Server or PSC services fails to start when the IP address or hostname is changed in vCenter Server or Platform Service Controller (PSC).
Note: For additional symptoms and log entries, see the Additional Information section.
Purpose
Revert to a snapshot before modifying the IP address or hostname.
Cause
This issue occurs when Primary Network Identifier (PNID) of vCenter Server or PSC is changed after deployment. During the initial configuration of the VMware vCenter Server, the system name (FQDN or IP address) is used as the PNID.
Currently, changing Primary Network Identifier (PNID) is not supported.
If the vCenter Server or PSC is deployed with an FQDN or IP as the PNID, you cannot change this configuration.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, use one of these options:
Revert to a snapshot or backup prior to the IP address or hostname change. For more information, see Working with snapshots (1009402).
Redeploy the vSphere environment.
Additional Information
You experience these additional symptoms:
In the vmware-sts-idmd.log file of the Platform Service Controller, you see entries similar to: [2015-07-16T08:17:31.353-06:00 vsphere.local 47c25a86-20c3-49c6-9ec0-c5579b36c83d ERROR] [IdentityManager] Failed to authenticate principal [Administrator@domain] for tenant [vsphere.local] com.vmware.identity.idm.IDMLoginException: Access denied
In the vpxd.log file of the vCenter Server, you see entries similar to:
2015-09-01T10:41:51.532-06:00 warning vpxd[03740] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Failed to connect socket; <io_obj p:0x000000000c4d83d8, h:3392, <TCP '0.0.0.0:0'>, <TCP 'IP_Address'>>, e: system:10060(A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond)
2015-09-01T10:41:51.532-06:00 error vpxd[03740] [Originator@6876 sub=HttpConnectionPool-000011] [ConnectComplete] Connect failed to <cs p:0000000008d2dda0, TCP:vcenter.domain.local:443>; cnx: (null), error: class Vmacore::SystemException(A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond) Notes: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.
Tags
Platform Service Controller, vCenter Server, hostname, IP address
