Change the IP address of NCM servers

Products

VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Provide steps to change the IP address of a Smarts NCM Application Server(AS), Device Server(DS), and/or Reporting Server.

Environment

NCM 10.x

Resolution

To change IP addresses of Smarts NCM Application Server, Device Server, and/or Reporting Server, please perform the following steps depending on your Smarts NCM environment.

IMPORTANT! To complete the following procedure, root or administrator access is required to the Smarts NCM server(s).

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Change IP address of APPLICATION SERVER (AS):
======================================================================================================

Stop all the services:
```
service vcmaster stop
```
Replace the IP(s) in the following file:
```
/etc/hosts 
```
Replace the IP(s) in the application server and the reporting server in the following file:
```
$VOYENCE_HOME/ncmcore/webapps/voyence/powerup.jnlp 
```
For example:
```
<property name="jnlp.server_ip" value="NEW IP"/>
```

Run commands:

source /etc/voyence.conf
cd $VOYENCE_HOME/cgi-bin

Run the command:
```
./cflist.cgi > output
```
If the remote Device Server IP address has changed also, perform step 6 and step 7 below (If not, skip steps 6 and 7)
Edit the output file and replace the IP address(es) of the device server(s)
Run the command:
```
./cfwrite.cgi < output
```
Replace the IP address of the Reporting server in Database server conf file:
```
$VOYENCE_HOME/db/controldb/data/pg_hba.conf
```
Replace the IP of the Application server in Database server:
```
$VOYENCE_HOME/db/controldb/data/postgresql.conf
```
Restart the services:
```
service vcmaster start
```

======================================================================================================
Change IP address of DEVICE SERVER (DS):
======================================================================================================

Stop all the services:
```
service vcmaster stop
```
Replace the IP(s) in the file:
```
/etc/hosts
```
Replace the IP(s) of the application server in:
```
$VOYENCE_HOME/data/devserver/master.addr
```
Remove the .rhttps under the following directory:
```
$VOYENCE_HOME/data 
```
Restart the services using the following command:
```
service vcmaster start
```

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Change IP address of REPORTING SERVER:
======================================================================================================

Stop all the services:
```
service httpd stop
service tomcat stop
```
Replace the IP(s) in the following file:
```
/etc/hosts 
```
Replace the IP(s) of the application server in the following file:
```
$VOYENCE_HOME/web/conf/web.properties
```

Restart the services:

service httpd start
service tomcat start