Updating a LifeCycle Manager Service IP address

Use this procedure to change the IP address of a LifeCycle Manager Service. If the IP address of a server hosting a LifeCycle Manager Service has changed, you need to perform certain steps to make LifeCycle Manager aware of the said change.

  1. Log on to the server hosting the LifeCycle Manager Service as local administrator.
  2. Stop the LifeCycle Manager Service by performing one of these actions depending on the applicable platform:
    Platform Action
    Windows Stop the Windows service.
    IBM I Stop the subsystem.
    Unix Run the command as the user lcm: stoplcm.
  3. In a text editor, open the file lcmService.properties found in the lib folder of the LifeCycle Manager Service installation path.
  4. Take note of the current IP address in the file.
  5. Specify the lcmservice.ip property with the new IP address of the server hosting the service or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
  6. Save the changes in the file lcmService.properties.
  7. Run the script updateCertificate found in the script folder of the LifeCycle Manager Service installation path.
  8. Log on to the LifeCycle Manager Client as administrator.
  9. Select the server with the changed IP address.
  10. Verify that the new IP address is shown in the Information pane on the Dashboard.