Preface

Purpose

This document describes the steps to change the IP address and hostname of Cisco Unified Communications Manager nodes, as well as IM and Presence Service nodes. Additional procedures to configure the domain name and node name of IM and Presence Service nodes are also provided.

Audience

This document is intended for administrators who are responsible for administering Cisco Unified Communications Manager deployments and IM and Presence Service software.

Organization

The following table shows how this guide is organized.

Chapter

Description

Chapter 1

"IP address, hostname, and other network identifier changes"

Provides an overview of how to change the IP address and hostname for nodes in your deployment, as well as where to go for more information to perform other changes to network identifiers. A high-level workflow diagram is included.

Chapter 2

"Pre-change tasks and system health checks"

Provides instructions to complete the tasks that you must perform before you change an IP address, hostname, or other network identifiers.

Chapter 3

"IP address and hostname changes"

Provides instructions to change the IP address and hostname of nodes in your deployment.

Chapter 4

"Domain name and node name changes"

Provides instructions to change the network-level DNS default domain name and node name of an IM and Presence Service node.

Chapter 5

"Post-change tasks and verification"

Provides instructions to complete the tasks that you must perform after you change an IP address, hostname, or other network identifiers. Post-change tasks for security-enabled Cisco Unified Communications Manager clusters are included.

Chapter 6

"Troubleshooting"

Provides instructions to help you troubleshoot IP address and hostname changes.

Related Documentation

See the following documentation for more information:
  • Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager

  • System Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager

  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide

  • Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool Administration Guide

  • Command Line Interface Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Solutions

  • Deployment Guide for IM and Presence Service on Cisco Unified Communications Manager

  • Installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager

  • Online Help for IM and Presence Service Administration

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

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Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

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Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.

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Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

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Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

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The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the Dkey.

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Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.

Notes use the following conventions:


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Tips use the following conventions:


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