VRO changing IP and FQDN

[GayathriS]

Hi All,

Do we have a way to change the FQDN and IP of VRO .

I did check and couldnt get any document on it.

VRO is of 7.2

[daphnissov]

I don't have an old 7.2 instance to test, but you should be able to by using the VAMI and maybe OVF properties to update the hostname and IP.

[GayathriS]

Are you talking about the same steps documented in this article:

VMware Knowledge Base

[daphnissov]

Possibly although not entirely sure. Changing hostnames and IP addresses is generally not a good idea and should be avoided at all costs. You can deploy a vRO 7.2 appliance yourself and attempt to change those values. In 7.5, both are configurable in the VAMI.

[GayathriS]

Will this change doesnt cause any issues to certificates ?

[daphnissov]

No, of course it will. You'll have to regenerate certificates because the name won't match any longer. You'll then have to reestablish chain of trust with anything that talks to/from vRO. This is one of the reasons why changing hostnames/IPs isn't desirable. What you may want to do instead (if you're using vRO 7.4 or 7.5) is to deploy a new one and migrate the content over. There is now a wizard for this under the VAMI.

[GayathriS]

This is what I wanted to confirm and be very sure before we implement .

Thanks daphnissov​