5.4. CSM hostname changes

Changing hostnames and IP addresses of the management server and management node are inevitable in a large management domain. However, when this happens, common features of CSM fail to function if the CSM database is not updated properly. In this section, we explain how to perform these updates.

Changing the management server hostname

If the management servers hostname is changed, follow these steps to update CSM:

  • Update DNS or the /etc/hosts file on the management server to reflect the new hostname.
  • Run the chnode command and reset the ManagementServer node attribute to the new hostname on all nodes. 
    #chnode -a ManagementServer=newHostname
  • Run the updatenode command to re-exchange keys between the management server ...

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