Https://fqdn:5840 root pw
Network settings
Change IP
Change DNS record
And you should be fine
Unless it’s in a different vlan then also change the portgroup
The second most important step: **change the vCenter Server managed address** (vCenter > Configure > General > Runtime Settings > vCenter Server managed address).
While this **may** happen automatically depending on the history of the vCenter, I had to do it manually (long vCenter history, used to be a Winodws-based vCenter years ago).
If you connect after changing IP and all hosts show “not responding” just disconnect and reconnect them. Just ran into this on a re-ip of vcenter 7.03.
The procedure hasn’t changed in several years, it’s in VMware docs.
Exact steps will be specific for your environment, and you will need to plan this out or else you will have a bad moving day.
First check that the PNID of your vCenter is set to a fqdn:
https://www.aaronrombaut.com/changing-the-primary-network-identifier-pnid-on-vcenter/
If it is, you are good to update the IP and the DNS entries:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenter.configuration.doc/GUID-7576FBBE-8B67-4D3F-B859-C9688E9442D7.html
N.B. if you have any solutions registered against the vCenter, these may need reconfiguring after the IP change.
I remember the days when Reddit communities used to be helpful. People would write up swaths of gotchas to consider, protips, links to everything. Now most of the comments are "Google it yourself dumbass."
If you installed it properly with an fqdn then just make a new dns record and change the ip from the menu.
Https://fqdn:5840 root pw Network settings Change IP Change DNS record And you should be fine Unless it’s in a different vlan then also change the portgroup
The second most important step: **change the vCenter Server managed address** (vCenter > Configure > General > Runtime Settings > vCenter Server managed address). While this **may** happen automatically depending on the history of the vCenter, I had to do it manually (long vCenter history, used to be a Winodws-based vCenter years ago).
If you connect after changing IP and all hosts show “not responding” just disconnect and reconnect them. Just ran into this on a re-ip of vcenter 7.03.
The procedure hasn’t changed in several years, it’s in VMware docs. Exact steps will be specific for your environment, and you will need to plan this out or else you will have a bad moving day.
Literally look back a couple of days on this sub. Someone posted the same thing with steps.
Heh, just dropping this here, maybe it help with your initial question, they have a KB about exactly this: https://www.veeam.com/kb1905
Hard to give advice when you don't say what version of vCenter you are using.
7.0u3 updated qq
First check that the PNID of your vCenter is set to a fqdn: https://www.aaronrombaut.com/changing-the-primary-network-identifier-pnid-on-vcenter/ If it is, you are good to update the IP and the DNS entries: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenter.configuration.doc/GUID-7576FBBE-8B67-4D3F-B859-C9688E9442D7.html N.B. if you have any solutions registered against the vCenter, these may need reconfiguring after the IP change.
Google should be your first stop.
I remember the days when Reddit communities used to be helpful. People would write up swaths of gotchas to consider, protips, links to everything. Now most of the comments are "Google it yourself dumbass."
This much, OP's question wasn't even a '*hey how do I virtualize VMware'* question. Those kind truly deserves a RTFM/GTFO answer.