Changing the IP Address of a Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server

This procedure lets you change the current IP Address of:

  • A Domain Management Server on a Multi-Domain Server

  • A Domain Log Server on a Multi-Domain Log Server

Important:

  • See Changing the IP Address of a Multi-Domain Server or Multi-Domain Log Server.

  • On Multi-Domain Servers in a Management High Availability environment, you must perform the procedure below in this order:

    1. Change the IP address on the Active Domain Management Server on the Primary Multi-Domain Server

    2. On the Primary Multi-Domain Server, change the state of the Active Domain Management Server to Standby

    3. On the Secondary Multi-Domain Server, change the state of the applicable Domain Management Server to Active

    4. Change the IP address on the Active Domain Management Server on the Secondary Multi-Domain Server

  • On Multi-Domain Log Servers in a Management High Availability environment, you must perform the procedure below in this order:

    1. Change the IP address on the Active Domain Log Server on the Primary Multi-Domain Log Server

    2. On the Primary Multi-Domain Log Server, change the state of the Active Domain Log Server to Standby

    3. On the Secondary Multi-Domain Log Server, change the state of the applicable Domain Log Server to Active

    4. Change the IP address on the Active Domain Log Server on the Secondary Multi-Domain Log Server

Procedure:

  1. See Backing Up and Restoring.

  2. You must close all GUI clients (SmartConsole applications) connected to the Multi-Domain Server or Multi-Domain Log Server.

  3. Step

    Instructions

    1

    Connect over SSH, or serial console.

    2

    Log in with the superuser credentials.

    3

    Log in to the Expert mode.

    4

    Go to the MDS context:

    mdsenv

  4. Step

    Instructions

    1

    Stop the services:

    mdsstop_customer <Name or IP of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server>

    2

    Make sure the services stopped in the applicable context:

    mdsstat

    All the daemons (FWM, FWD, CPD, and CPCA) must be in the state "down".

  5. Step

    Instructions

    1

    Change the IP address:

    $MDS_TEMPLATE/scripts/change_cma_ip.sh -n <Name of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server object> -i <New IP Address>

    Example:

    $MDS_TEMPLATE/scripts/change_cma_ip.sh -n My_Domain_Server -i 172.30.40.55

     

    You can change the IP addresses of several Domain Management Servers or Domain Log Servers in one command:

    1. Make sure the services stopped in all applicable contexts.

    2. Create a plain text file that contains pairs of server names and their new IPv4 addresses (separated with comma).

      Example of a file:

      MyDomainManagementServer_1, 172.30.40.51

      MyDomainManagementServer_2, 172.30.40.52

      MyDomainManagementServer_3, 172.30.40.53

    3. Run this command:

      $MDS_TEMPLATE/scripts/change_cma_ip.sh -f /<Path To>/<File>

  6. Step

    Instructions

    1

    Go to the context of the Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server:

    mdsenv <Name or IP of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server>

    2

    Back up the current $SMARTLOGDIR/smartlog_settings.txt file:

    cp -v $SMARTLOGDIR/smartlog_settings.txt{,_BKP}

    3

    Edit the current file:

    vi $SMARTLOGDIR/smartlog_settings.txt

    4

    Change the current IP address to the new IP address in these parameters:

    • Parameter :server_port ()

    • Section :connections > Section :domain > Section :management > Parameter :name ()

    • Section :connections > Section :domain > Section :log_servers > Parameter :name ()

    5

    Save the changes in the file and exit the editor.

  7. Step

    Instructions

    1

    Go to the context of the Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server:

    mdsenv <Name or IP of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server>

    2

    Back up the current $INDEXERDIR/log_indexer_custom_settings.conf file:

    cp -v $INDEXERDIR/log_indexer_custom_settings.conf{,_BKP}

    3

    Edit the current file:

    vi $INDEXERDIR/log_indexer_custom_settings.conf

    4

    Change the current IP address to the new IP address in these parameters:

    • Parameter :server_port ()

    • Section :connections > Section :domain > Section :management > Parameter :name ()

    • Section :connections > Section :domain > Section :log_servers > Parameter :name ()

    5

    Save the changes in the file and exit the editor.

  8. Step

    Instructions

    1

    Start the services:

    mdsstart_customer <Name or IP of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server>

    2

    Make sure that all the required daemons (FWM, FWD, CPD, and CPCA) are in the state "up" and show their PID (the "pnd" state is also acceptable):

    mdsstat

    If some of the required daemons on a Domain Management Server (Domain Log Server) are in the state "down", then wait for 5-10 minutes, restart that Domain Management Server (Domain Log Server), and check again. Run these three commands:

    mdsstop_customer <IP Address or Name or IP of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server>

    mdsstart_customer <IP Address or Name or IP of Domain Management Server or Domain Log Server>

    mdsstat

If SmartLog does not work for a Domain Management Server with the modified IP address:

  1. Connect with SmartConsole to that Domain Management Server.

  2. From the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.

  3. Open the Domain Management Server object.

  4. Make any change in the Domain Management Server object (for example, in the Comment field).

  5. Click OK.

  6. Publish the SmartConsole session.