ECS: Changing the External or Public Name (FQDN) or the Public IP Address
Summary: This article describes if changing the external or public name (FQDN) or the public IP address of an ECS node is supported or not.
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Symptoms
Changing of the external or public name (FQDN) or the public IP address of an ECS node.
Cause
IP change procedure
Resolution
For performing an IP Change, the ECS Virtual Data Center (VDC) must be operating at version 3.3.0.1 or later. In a network-separated environment, the IPs for data, replication, or management IPs can be changed as well.
The IP change procedure must only be started when all VDCs in the federation are on the same code level.
The hostname or FQDN of a node cannot be changed. To change the hostname or FQDN of a node, require a reinstall of ECS. Reach out to Dell Support for this action.
Open a service request with Dell Support and reference this article if there is a requirement to change the public IP addresses of the ECS nodes.
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Article Number: 000080094
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Sept 2025
Version: 7
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