To change the IP address of the Podcast Producer computer:
1Stop the Xgrid job queue when empty (or stop and empty it).
2Reconfigure DNS, Open Directory, DHCP, and other infrastructure services.
For example, in DNS, change the A record IP address of the Podcast Producer server.
3Use changeip to change the IP address of the Podcast Producer server.
4Restart (or renew the DHCP leases of) all Podcast Camera Agents.
5Restart (or renew the DHCP leases of) all Xgrid Agents used for the Podcast Producer workflow grid.
Alternatively, instead of restarting the computers, you flush the Directory services cache (using dscacheutil and sending a HUP to the mDNSResponder daemon).
To change the DNS name of the Podcast Producer computer:
1Stop the Xgrid job queue when empty (or stop and empty it).
2Reconfigure DNS, Open Directory, DHCP, and other infrastructure services.
For example, in DNS, change the A record host name of the Podcast Producer server.
3Use changeip to change the DNS name of the Podcast Producer server.
4Restart (or renew the DHCP leases of) all Podcast Camera Agents.
5Restart (or renew the DHCP leases of) all Xgrid Agents used for the Podcast Producer workflow grid.
Alternatively, instead of restarting the computers, flush the Directory services cache
(using dscacheutil and sending a HUP to the mDNSResponder daemon).
6Unbind the Podcast Camera Agents from the previous DNS name and rebind them to the new name.
7Reconfigure Xgrid Agents to use the new DNS name.
8Reconfigure services used in the workflow to reference the new DNS name, if needed.
9Update and reissue an SSL certificates that contain the server’s DNS name.
10Reconfigure Kerberos service on the server (using Directory Binding or ssoutil).
11Update any scripted or automated software that submits data to or polls data from Podcast Producer.
Understanding IP Address or Network Identity Changes on Other Services
The remaining services affected by changes to the IP address or network identity include:
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