Auxiliary Tasks for VMware Deployment

Assigning or Changing the IP Address

To assign or change a static IP address, ensure that the virtual machine is powered on and complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the DPX Master Server appliance through the VMware console or connect to the DPX Master Server appliance through SSH with the dpxadmin username. For default credentials, see Connecting to DPX Master Server via SSH. When logging in for the first time, the password must be changed.

2. From a command line, enter nmtui to open the Network Manager Text User Interface.\

   
3. From the main menu, select Edit a connection, and then click OK or press Enter.\

   
4. Select the network connection, then click Edit….\

   
5. On the Edit Connection screen, enter an available static IP address that is not already in use.

6. Save the IP configuration by clicking OK.

7. Navigate to the /opt/catalogic directory. Issue the make stop command and wait for all processes to stop.

    $ sudo -s  
    $ cd /opt/catalogic  
    $ make stop

8. Issue the make start command. Wait a few minutes for the Docker swarm to fully initialize before attempting to log in to the DPX web or desktop interface.

    $ make start

9. Finally, restart the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.

Changing the System Hostname

To assign a new system hostname, ensure that the virtual machine is powered on and complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the Master Server appliance through the VMware console or connect to the Master Server appliance through SSH with the dpxadmin username. For default credentials, see Connecting to DPX Master Server via SSH. When logging in for the first time, the password must be changed.

2. From a command line, enter nmtui to open the Network Manager Text User Interface.\

   
3. From the main menu, select Set system hostname, and then click OK.

4. In the Set Hostname dialog, enter the desired, resolvable hostname.\

   
5. Save the hostname by clicking OK. A confirmation dialog will appear. Click OK again.\

   
6. Restart the hostname service by issuing the following command:

    $ sudo systemctl restart systemd-hostnamed`

7. Verify that the system hostname change succeeded by issuing either of the commands: hostname or hostnamectl.