May 27, 2009 - Virtualization    Comments Off on Change the VMware ESX Service Console IP address

Change the VMware ESX Service Console IP address

To change the IP address on a VMware ESX server via the console, issue the following command:

esxcfg-vswif -i 172.xx.xx.xx -n 255.xxx.xxx.xxx -b 172.xxx.xxx.xxx vswif0



where the following are defined:


    

  • -i (new IP address)
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  • -n (subnet mask)
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  • -b (broadcast address)
    • 



Reboot the server for the changes to take effect.