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smp_86112
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Feb 15, 2010

Rename an LTM

Has anyone ever changed the hostname of an LTM? Is it simply a matter of executing the hostname command and rebooting? I have some GTMs, so I suppose I may need to adjust the authorized_keys2 file to ...
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hoolio
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Feb 15, 2010
Hi SMP,

 

 

Using the hostname command won't update the BIG-IP-specific configuration for the hostname. From SOL4802:

 

 

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/4000/800/sol4802.html

 

 

For BIG-IP versions 9.4.2 and later:

 

 

bigpipe system hostname

 

 

Replace with the fully qualified hostname for the BIG-IP system.

 

 

For example:

 

 

bigpipe system hostname askbig9n1.askf5.com

 

 

For BIG-IP versions 9.0 through 9.4.1:

 

 

bigpipe db HostName

 

 

Replace with the fully qualified hostname for the BIG-IP system.

 

 

For example:

 

 

bigpipe db HostName askbig9n1.askf5.com

 

 

 

 

Maybe someone else can comment on any changes you'd need to make for the GTM's.

 

 

Aaron