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Changing the IP Address of a Standalone NNMi Management Server

To change the IP address of the NNMi management server, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to https://entitlement.microfocus.com/mysoftware/index.
  2. Log in; then follow the prompts to obtain the license key for the new IP address.
  3. Copy the new license key into a text file named license.txt.
  4. At the command prompt, enter the following command:

    nnmlicense.ovpl NNM -f license.text -nosync
    ovstop
  5. Configure the NNMi management server with the new IP address.
  6. Configure the DNS servers to recognize the new IP address of the NNMi management server.
  7. Reboot the NNMi management server.
  8. At a command prompt, enter the following command:

    nnmlicense.ovpl NNM -g
  9. In the Autopass: License Management dialog box, click Remove License Key.
  10. Select the license key attached to the old IP address to remove.
  11. Select Remove Licenses permanently.
  12. Click Remove; then close the dialog box.