How to configure the vRanger Virtual Appliance (VA) with a static IP address and static DNS - (demo) (4045888)

Need to configure the vRanger Virtual Appliance (VA) with a static IP address and static DNS.

DHCP is not available

1. From the VM Console, login to the VA
2. Run the command: vi /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/ipv4
3. Press the ‘i’ key to begin insert mode
4. Enter the text below:
   
   ONBOOT=yes
   SERVICE=ipv4-static
   IP=
   GATEWAY=
   PREFIX=
   BROADCAST=
   
   Example:
   
   

   ONBOOT=yes
   SERVICE=ipv4-static
   IP=192.168.1.1
   GATEWAY=192.168.1.2
   PREFIX=24
   BROADCAST=192.168.1.255

5. When done entering the information, press the ‘Esc’ key to stop insert mode
6. To save the file and exit, type the following keys: ‘:wq’
7. Confirm that the ipv4 file exists by entering the following command (you should see two files – dhcpcd and ipv4): ls /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0

   8. Move the DHCP configuration file using the command:

mv –v /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/dhcpcd /root

   10.Run the command: vi /etc/resolv.conf

   11. Press the ‘i’ key to begin insert mode

   12.Enter the text below:

search
nameserver st DNS>
nameserver nd DNS>

  13.When done entering information, press the ‘Esc’ key to stop insert mode

  14.To save the file and exit, type the following keys: ‘:wq’

  15.After configuration, to load the new settings you can type one of three things:
        • reboot (Restarts the entire system.)
        • /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart (Restarts all network devices.)
        • /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifup ethn ((where n is the Ethernet device’s number.) Manually starts up the Ethernet device.)