Using the configure-network command-line utility in VMware Skyline Collector

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on using the configure-network command-line utility in the Skyline Collector virtual appliance.

Resolution

The configure-network utility is used for performing various network configurations on the Skyline Collector virtual appliance. It provides guided options to configure:

Use this command to configure the network:
/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net

 

• IP Address:
  This can be either static (specifying the IP address and Subnet Mask) or dynamic (via DHCP).
• DNS:
  Two DNS servers can be configured as needed.
• Default Gateway:
  Allows configuration of the default gateway for the network.
• Hostname:

The hostname of the vSphere Support Assistant virtual appliance.
By default, the hostname is set to photon-machine.
Run "/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_ovf_process -r eth0" after the network configuration to preserve the changes on reboot.