To change the IP address of a Linux® based Avaya Aura® MS, perform the following procedure:
Important:
Avaya also provides appliance versions of Avaya Aura® MS. Do not use this document when you are working with Avaya Aura® MS as a physical or virtual appliance. For appliance installations, see Deploying and Updating Avaya Aura® Media Server Appliance.
Before you begin
Do not use this procedure to change the Service IP address of a High Availability configuration.
Do not use this procedure to change the IP address of an Avaya Aura® MS appliance.
Stop Avaya Aura® MS before changing the IP address.
Procedure
Using the local Linux® console shell, edit the file /etc/hosts.
Update the IP Address wherever it appears in the file.
Save the file.
Using the local Linux® console shell, enter the following command to the list of network interfaces:
ifconfig
Edit the required interface configuration file, for example
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Update the IP address wherever it appears in the file.
Save the file.
Using the local Linux® console shell, enter the following commands to apply the IP Address change to the system:
/etc/init.d/network stop
/etc/init.d/network start
Login to EM using the new IP address in the URL for the EM login.
Navigate to EM > System Configuration > Network Settings > IP Interface Assignment.
IP Interface Assignment fields show errors, as a result of the IP address change. Select valid IP addresses from the drop-down menus for each field showing Invalid.
Click Save.
Click Confirm.
Restart the server to apply the change system-wide.
If this server is a member of a cluster or High Availability pair, then navigate to EM > Cluster Configuration > Server Designation on each server. Ensure that the IP address you just changed is updated on each server. For more information, see Cluster configuration.
To change the High Availability Service IP address, see Changing the Service IP Address for a High Availability configuration.
If this is a Primary server of a master cluster, then replication clusters that point to the master cluster must be updated with the new address of this server. On the Primary node in each replication cluster, navigate to EM > Cluster configuration > Replication Settings > Master Cluster Primary Node Address.
