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To change the IP address and DNS configuration please click on the network symbol on the top right menu bar, expand the "Wired ..." section and click Wired Settings.
Alternatively, you can open the settings menu (Right-click on the desktop or Applications/Activity menu) and go to the "Network" section.
In the "Wired" section, click the cogwheel to edit network parameters:
Go to the IPv4 Settings tab and select Manual from the Method drop down menu to configure the network settings as required:
Editing DNS search domains:
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TIP: Configuring DNS search domains will help with resolving server names that may not be fully qualified. e.g. being able to find a Domino server by its common name only can be very beneficial Search domains can be configured in the /etc/resolv.conf. See this guide for further information. |
If a manual IP address is set on the server, the DNS search domains have to be configured manually. Unfortunately, this configuration option is no longer available in graphical network configuration dialog.
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In order to configure search domains, it's text-UI counterpart must be executed:
- Execute the command to launch the Network Manager Text User Interface: nmtui
(Navigate with cursor keys and the tab key and use Enter to confirm selections) - Select "Edit a Connection"
- Select "ens160"
- You may have to select "Show" next to "IPv4 CONFIGURATION" in case its configuration options are hidden
- Under "Search domains" select "<Add...>" and add as many search domains as are useful in your environment
- Navigate down to "<OK>" to save and close the settings dialog
Host Name Configuration:
The host name of the appliance must be changed to reflect the DNS settings in the customer's environment. This can either be accomplished by using the desktop application "Host Information" or by manually editing the file To do so, the files /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts must be edited. iDNA must be able to reach itself under the name it is accessed by users.
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Important: The host name MUST NOT be simply "idna", as that may lead to connectivity issues. |
Editing via "Settings → About"
First open the settings menu (Right-click on the desktop or Applications/Activity menu) and go to the About section on the very bottom.
In the device name field, only the server's common name is entered. E.g. if the full server name is "server1.acme.com", only "server1" would be entered here.
Editing "/etc/hostname" manually
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Information: The virtual appliance MUST be able to resolve its own host name. Please verify that by opening a terminal window (click "Terminal" on the desktop) and using the ping command. It is recommended that both host/common name as well full qualified domain name are pingable. See System Requirements for incoming and outgoing network access requirements. |
Editing "/etc/hostname"
Only the common name of the iDNA server is entered here without the domain part (e.g. server1, NOT server1.acme.com).
Edit this file using the commands nano or vim in a text-only terminal or gedit to open a graphical text editor (e.g. nano /etc/hostname).
Editing "/etc/hosts"
In this file, both the common name AND the fully qualified host name are entered as additional alias for 127.0.0.1 (separated by space, see screen shot below). The existing aliases "localhost" and "localhost.localdomain" must remain as aliases.
Edit this file using the commands nano or vim in a text-only terminal or gedit to open a graphical text editor (e.g. nano /etc/hostname).
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Please note that the iDNA Applications notification feature uses this host name in emails to identify from which server the email has been sent. For further details refer to Setup Notifications (Mailprofile). |
Time Zone Settings:
First open Open the settings menu (Right-click on the desktop or Applications/Activity menu) and go to the "Date and Time" section.
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It is very important to adjust the appliance's time zone! Please reboot the appliance after changing the host name or date/time settings as the web server and database system require a clean start with the new configuration. |
Keyboard Settings:
Open the settings menu (Right-click on the desktop or Applications/Activity menu) and go to the "Keyboard" section.
Add your desired keyboard layout and drag it to the top of the "Input Sources" list.
