4.4.1.2. Procedure – Using the previously saved MAC address from Zorp 6 after reinstalling your hosts to Zorp 7

Prerequisites: 

Make sure that you have successfully installed a Zorp version 7 host and that you have connected it to ZMS

Steps: 

1. Login to the host through SSH:

   ssh <your-hostname>

2. To list all interfaces and their MAC addresses, enter the following command:

   ip link show

   Save this list, you will need it later during the procedure.

3. Log out the host.

4. Login to ZMS through ZMC.

5. Select the Networking component on the host.

6. On the Interfaces tab, in the Network interface configuration list, order the list by Description. To do this, click on the Description header of the table column.

7. Edit the interface.

   1. Find the first interface that you have listed with the ip link show command in the Network interface configuration list by the MAC address in the Description column.

   2. Select the interface in the Network interface configuration list which MAC address matches to the first item in the list that you have listed with the ip link show command.

   3. To edit the interface properties, under the Network interface configuration list, click Edit.

   4. Copy the name of the first interface in the list that you have listed with the ip link show command

   5. Overwrite the existing value of the Name field with this name.

   6. Deselect Stop interface before rename.

   7. Click OK.

8. Repeat the substeps of the previous step for all static Networking interfaces.

9. To commit your changes, click Commit changes.

10. To upload your changes, click Upload current configuration.

11. To restart the Networking component, click Control service and click Restart.