Modifying ESXi Hostname/IP for VMware Backup and Replication in BDRShield

Modifying ESXi Hostname/IP for VMware Backup and Replication in BDRShield

KB ID: 115059
Cause:
When a user changes the ESXi hostname or IP after configuring it in Vembu BDR, there is no direct option in the Vembu BDR console to reflect this change.
Solution:
To update the ESXi hostname/IP, users must manually modify the database values. Follow the steps below to adjust the ESXi hostname/IP in the VMBackup client and Vembu BDR server:
BDRShield Client:
1. Stop the VMBackup client.
2. Open the command prompt and navigate to the VMBackup client installation location using the `cd` command. The default installation location is:<OS Installation Drive>\Program Files\Vembu\VembuVMBackup
3. Run the following command to start SQLite:
Lib\sqlite\sqlite3.exe data\
4. Use the following query to update the ESXi hostname/IP:
update VMWARE_SERVER_LIST set HOST_MACHINE_NAME = "New_Host_Name/IP" where HOST_MACHINE_NAME = "Old_Host_Name/IP";
5. Start the VMBackup client.
Vembu BDR Server:
1. Stop the Vembu BDR server.
2. Open PostgreSQL using the command prompt and type the following command:
psql -Upostgres -p 32010
You will be prompted to enter a password; provide it (the default password is "admin").
3. Connect to SGDatabase using the following command:
\c SGDatabase
4. Update the ESXi hostname/IP using the query:
update VMWARE_SERVER_LIST set SERVER_IP='New_Host_Name/IP' where SERVER_IP='Old_Host_Name/IP';
 5. Start the Vembu BDR server.


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