Best way to change the IP address of the Ghost Solution Suite server

Products

• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

The IP address for Ghost Solution Suite and/or PXE server has changed. Where should the new IP be updated in the installation?

What is the best way to change the IP address of the GSS server?

Environment

Ghost Solution Suite 3.x

GSS 3.x

PXE Server

Resolution

You should check and change the IP address of the DS server in the following places:

• Change your aclient settings over to point to the new IP address (or the server's hostname if possible)
• Stop the Altiris eXpress Server, PXE Config Helper and PXE Manager services
• Change the IP information within these files in the eXpress share:
  • .\default.cfg
  • .\pxe\pxe.ini
  • .\pxe\pxemanager.ini
  • .\pxe\rpc.ini
• Start the Altiris eXpress Server, PXE Manager and PXE Config Helper services (Note the order of start up)
• Change each PXE / Bootworks configuration to point to the new IP address (lmhosts file)