Allocate a static IP address to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)

Ivo Beerens
Date : January 14, 2013
Categories : vcenter-2 ,vcsa
Tags : vcenter ,vcsa

When deploying the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) it will default look for a DHCP address. When there is no DHCP server available the following error is displayed:

O NETWORKING DETECTED.

it is possible to manually configure a static IP address by using the command line. Here are the steps:

Open a console session of the VCSA
Login as: root
Default password is: VMware
Execute the following command:

/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net

After executing the command, a menu is displayed. Within the menu It is possible to change the IP address, hostname, DNS, Default gateway and proxy server.

After allocate a static IP Address to the VCSA the post configuration can be done by using the following URL:

https://static-ip-address:5480