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  2. NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
  3. Configure NetBackup communication with VMware
  4. Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup
NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

Changing the host name of a VMware server in NetBackup

Use the following procedure if you need to change a VMware server's host name as it is stored in NetBackup.

Example reasons for changing the VMware server name are the following:

  • You used a short host name for the server for its NetBackup credentials, and need to replace that name with the fully qualified host name.

  • Two hosts currently resolve to the same IP address, and one of them must be renamed and assigned a new IP address.

To change the host name of a VMware host in NetBackup

  1. Remove the current credentials that were entered for the VMware host.

    Do the following:

    • In the NetBackup Administration Console, click on Media and Device Management > Credentials > Virtual Machine Servers.

    • Right-click on the credentials definition for the VMware server and select Delete (or press the Delete key).

  2. In the NetBackup Administration Console, re-enter NetBackup's credentials for the VMware server.

    See Adding NetBackup credentials for VMware.

    Make sure to enter the correct host name for the VMware server.

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