How to Change the Hostname of the Single-Server System

How to Change the Hostname of the Single-Server System

1. Log in to the OS of the server as user ossuser.

2. Open a terminal window and run the following commands to end U2000 processes.

   
   

   $ cd /opt/oss/server/platform/bin

   $ ./stopnms.sh

   NOTE:

   Do not stop the database. If the database is not running, start it. 

   
   

3. After the processes are ended, log in to the NMS Maintenance Suite client.

4. On the MSuite client, click the Server tab.

5. Do as follows to change the host name.

6. 
   
   

   1. Right-click the server name and chooseChange IP Address And Hostname from the shortcut menu.

7. In the Change IP Address And Hostname dialog box, enter the new host name.

   
   
   

   NOTE:

   Multiple IP addresses cannot share the same host name. You must set a host name for each IP address.

   
   

8. Click OK. The progress bar is displayed. Wait patiently.

9. After the configuration is complete, the Prompt dialog box is displayed, asking you to restart the OS. click OK.

10. Restart the VM.

11. Stop the database. For details, see Shutting Down the Database.

12. Switch to user root and shut down the OS for the settings to take effect. Otherwise, the database and U2000 will function incorrectly.

    
    

    $ su - rootPassword: root user password# sync;sync;sync;sync# shutdown -r now

    NOTE:

    1. If NBIs instances are deployed before the host name and IP address are changed, you must re-configure NBIs on the MSuite client after changing the IP address and host name.

    2. The changed IP address will be used for re-configure an NBI. For details, see the related NBI user guide.