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Procedures for changing a VMware vCenter or vCloud hostname/IP

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Question

What steps in IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments should be taken when it is necessary to change the vCenter or vCloud hostname/IP?

Cause

When it is necessary to rename a VMware vCenter or vCloud host there are multiple steps which must be done on the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environment user interface system, and any associated datamover proxy system. These steps will ensure that the datamover systems are configured to use the correct vmchost and that the user interface reflects the new connection information.

Answer

On every datamover system, the VMCHOST or VCDHOST options should be reviewed. If the option value points to the original vCenter/vCloud name/IP, it should be changed to reflect the current name/IP. Recommendation is to use the fully qualified name and ensure the system has proper DNS configurations.

On the system where the user interface is installed it will be necessary to modify the vmcliconfiguration.xml file. This file is created during install, and afterwards the installer cannot modify the values.
To modify the file, first stop the two 'Data Protection for VMware' services in Windows. Then edit the vmcliconfiguration.xml file.
On Windows systems:

      C:\IBM\tivoli\tsm\tdpvmware\webserver\usr\servers\veProfile\tsmVmGUI
On Linux systems:
    /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common/webserver/usr/servers/veProfile/tsmVmGUI/

Within this file, edit the value within either the <vCenter_url> or <vCloud_url> to reflect the current name/IP. After the file is saved, restart the two services which were stopped.

Related Information

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tsm

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Modified date:
17 June 2018

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