Changing the IP address of an IBM i Sametime Community Server

Your IBM® i Sametime® Community Server should be set up so that it uses host names and does not refer directly to IP addresses. This allows you to change the IP address for your Sametime Community server by simply updating the host table and DNS.

About this task

To change the IP address for your Sametime Community server, follow these steps:

Procedure

1. Update your host table so that the new IP address is associated with the appropriate host name. Make sure that the fully qualified host name is listed first among the entries for your IBM i Sametime Community Server, before any short names. For more information, see "Updating the host table on IBM i."
2. Likewise, update your DNS entries so that the new IP address is associated with the appropriate host name. Check whether your server is configured to search the Domain Name Server (DNS) before the host table. If it is, you must also make sure that the fully qualified host name of your Sametime Community Server is listed first in the DNS. To check the configured search order, see "Updating the Domain Name Server for IBM i."
3. Stop and restart the Sametime Community Server for the changes to take effect.