Need to change the host name on the server for our OBIEE 12 c platform

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HI  EXperts!,,

Please  Give some pointers

OBIEE  : 12.2.1.1.0

Summary:

We recently moved our OBIEE prod server from one data center to another as such we could not keep the old IP for the machine.

Need to change the host name on the server for our OBIEE 12 c platform

KM/ Other Research:

OBIEE 11g: How To Bind Components / Ports To A Specific IP Address On Multiple Network Interface (NIC) Machines (Doc ID 1410233.1) To BottomTo Bottom

Bug 11836055 : CHANGE THE IP/HOSTNAME OF THE MACHINE WHERE OBIEE 11G HAS BEEN INSTALLED

OBIEE 12c: How To Bind The OBIEE Components To A Specific Listen Address (Doc ID 2193508.1)

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rmoff · Answer

we could not keep the old IP for the machine.Need to change the host name on the server for our OBIEE 12 c platform

Change the IP? OK, I guess. But change the host name ... isn't that one of the points of host names; that they allow you to refer to the host rather than the IP?

Basically : can't you just update your DNS for the hostname to the new IP?