How do I change the IP address or hostname of an NFM-P component?

Purpose

Changing the IP address or hostname of one or more NFM-P components in a standalone or redundant system may be required, for example, when the management network topology changes.

The requirements of such an operation depend on the management network topology and other considerations, so must be co-ordinated and performed only under the guidance of technical support.

CAUTION 

CAUTION

Service Disruption

Changing an IP address or hostname in an NFM-P system is a complex operation that requires careful planning and organization, and depending on the type of change required, may involve a brief network management outage.

Do not attempt to modify the network configuration of an NFM-P component without assistance from technical support.

Steps
 
1 

Collect the following information:

  • hostname of each main server, main database, auxiliary server, auxiliary database, and client delegate server station

  • current IP address of each interface that is used by the main servers, main databases, auxiliary servers, auxiliary databases, and client delegate servers

  • hostname and IP address of each NSP entity that the NFM-P communicates with, for example, NSP analytics servers and NSP Flow Collector Controllers

  • configuration information for mechanisms in the management network that affect addressing, such as NAT

  • new IP addresses and hostnames of the components

2 

Contact technical support to schedule a maintenance period for the network configuration change.

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