→ Applies to: SynetoOS 4.x

Step 1. Login to VMware ESXi GUI (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip/hostname)

https://<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

Step 2. Shut down and unregister all VMs except SynetoOS and SynetoFileRecovery

Step 3. Login to SynetoOS 4 GUI (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip/hostname)

https://<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

Step 4. From the left menu, click on Datastores

Step 5. Click on Change host

Step 6. Deselect the host and click on Update

Step 5 and 6 must be repeated for all datastores on SynetoOS.

Via GUI

Step 1. Click the Settings menu in the upper right corner

Step 2. From the dropdown menu click on Adapters

Step 3. Click on Edit on vmxnet3s0 interface

Step 4. Modify the IP address / netmask and click on Update

This could take a few moments, please wait.

In some cases you may receive a network error (see image below): it can be ignored.

Via CLI

Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin

ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

Step 2. Remove bash_profile

rm ~admin/.bash_profile

After running the command, you need to perform logout and login again.

Step 3. Become Super User

sudo su

Step 4. Check the current IP addresses

config net ip show

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

Step 5. Set the new IP address / netmask (replace <ip_address> and <subnet> with the correct information)

config net ip edit vmxnet3s0 address <ip_address>/<subnet>