Error: "IPv4 configuration for nic0 of this node cannot be edited post deployment" while attempting to change the IP address of the vCenter Server Appliance 6.x

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• The VMware vCenter Server Appliance was deployed using an IP address, not a Fully Qualified Domain Name.
• Attempting to change the IP address of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x fails.
• You see the error:
  IPv4 configuration for nic0 of this node cannot be edited post deployment.

 

Environment

VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.x
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.7.x
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.x

Cause

This occurs when the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x is deployed using an IP address. During the initial configuration of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, the system name is used as the Primary Network Identifier. If the Primary Network Identifier is an IP address, it cannot be changed after deployment.

 

Resolution

This is an expected behavior of the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x.

 

To change the IP address for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x that was deployed using an IP address, not a Fully Qualified Domain Name, you must redeploy the appliance with the new IP address information.

 

For more information, see the Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance with an Embedded Platform Services Controller section in the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide.

Additional Information

尝试更改 VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 的 IP 地址失败，并显示错误： 部署后无法为此节点的 nic0 编辑 IPv4 配置
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 の IP アドレスを変更しようとすると次のラーで失敗する： このノードの IPv4 構成 (nic0) は、デプロイ後に編集することはできません。