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Change IP Address for VMware ESXI Host from Command Line

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We can use the the built in esxcli command to change the IP address for a server

First we need to get the interface name. We can get the info with the following command.

esxcli network ip interface ipv4 get
Name  IPv4 Address   IPv4 Netmas   IPv4 Broadcast  Address Type  DHCP DNS 
----  ------------  -------------  --------------  ------------  -------- 
vmk0  192.168.0.4   255.255.255.0  192.168.0.0     STATIC           false

The text in bold is our interface name.

Set the interface to pull DHCP

The following command will set the interface to use DHCP. If your interface name is different, then you will want to change that.

esxcli network ip interface ipv4 set -i vmk0 -t dhcp

Set a static IP

We can set a static IP address with the following command. Change the IP and Subnet for the appropriate IP address and Subnet. 

esxcli network ip interface ipv4 set -i -I IP -N Subnet vmk0 -t static

Changes take affect immediately so you’ll need to re ssh into the server.

http://virtuallystable.com/2019/08/14/how-to-change-the-ip-address-of-an-esxi-host-via-esx-cli/

WHM/cPanel – Change Main Server IP

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Change IP Address from command line

Open up the following file, change eth0 to your primary ethernet adapter. More info here.

 vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

and under IPADDR set it to the new IP. Update netmask and gateway if needed.

Save file and restart network

systemctl restart network

Update License

You may need to run the following to update the license on the server.

/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt

Change Server IP in WebHost Manager

Change IP for server in Basic WebHost Manager Setup

Other things to do

You may need to migrate IP’s to the new address.
If you are keeping the old address on the server, then you may need to readd it through the IP Functions.

UniFi Cameras – configure static IP or DHCP from command line

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The UniFi cameras are different then the AirMax line in how the configuration works. There is a “/tmp/system.cfg” file, but it does not contain most of the configuration option. In the default directory there are some files which appear to handle the device configuration.

The network configuration file is “ubnt_networkd.conf”

Edit the file by opening it up in vi or a different text editor.

Static IP config

{
     "cfgver": 2,
     "dhcp": {
         "fallbackIP": "192.168.1.20",
         "fallbackNetmask": "255.255.255.0",
         "status": 0  <-- 0=Static 1=DHCP
     },
     "dns": {
         "ns1": {
             "ip": "8.8.8.8",
             "status": 1
         },
         "ns2": {
             "ip": "4.2.2.2",
             "status": 1
         }
     },
     "routes": {
         "gateway": "192.168.5.1"
     },
     "statik": {
         "ip": "192.168.5.11",
         "netmask": "255.255.255.0"
     }
}

If you want to set the static address, you should be able to edit the settings in this config and leave DHCP status disabled.

DHCP config

To set the Camera to use DHCP, under dhcp change “”status”: 0″ to “”status”: 1″

{
     "cfgver": 2,
     "dhcp": {
         "fallbackIP": "192.168.1.20",
         "fallbackNetmask": "255.255.255.0",
         "status": 1
     },
     "dns": {
         "ns1": {
             "ip": "8.8.8.8",
             "status": 1
         },
         "ns2": {
             "ip": "4.2.2.2",
             "status": 1
         }
     },
     "routes": {
         "gateway": "192.168.5.1"
     },
     "statik": {
         "ip": "192.168.5.11",
         "netmask": "255.255.255.0"
     }
}

After the settings are applied the camera will use use DHCP regardless of the statik ip settings.

Save changes

Use the following command to write the changes to persistent storage

ubnt_cmd_persist.sh

And reboot the camera.

reboot

Camera should pull a DHCP address when it boots up