Change WMware vSphere IP Address

To change the IP Address of a vSphere 4.0 server:

1) check the service console:

# esxcfg-vswif -l

[will return the current IP information and the name of the Service Console, in most cases: vswif0]


2) run the esxcfg-vswif command with the new information

# esxcfg-vswif -i newipaddress -n newsubnetmask vswif0

3) check the following files:

# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-vswif0

make sure the new information is in the file.

# cat /etc/sysconfig/network

4) restart the network -- this will disconnect you unless you are on a console:

# service network restart

You should be done at this point.