Change Ip address on VM

[zare_N0222]

Hi,

I am looking how can change IP address on 25 VM . on VMs are is windows os and all had install vmware tool.

[LucD]

Which Windows version do these VMs have?
Is PowerShell enabled in the guest OS?

[zare_N0222]

HI , LucD

Its windows 2016 and there are in workgroup no domain .

Powershell is enabled.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Then you should be able to do something like this.
You might have to add credentials for the guest on the Invoke-VMScript cmdlet.

$code = @'

`$if = Get-NetAdapter -Physical | where{`$_.LinkLayerAddress -eq '$mac'}

New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex `$if.ifIndex -IPAddress $ip -PrefixLength $prefix

'@

$vmName = 'MyVM'

$ip = '192.168.1.111'

$prefix = '24'

$vm = Get-VM -Name $vmName

$nic = Get-NetworkAdapter -VM $vm -Name 'Network adapter 1'

$mac = $nic.MacAddress.Replace(':', '-')

Invoke-VMScript -VM $vm -ScriptType Powershell -ScriptText $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.ExpandString($code)

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[zare_N0222]

Is this script for changing for MAC  or IP?

To me, its look its for MAC

[LucD]

No, it uses the MAC address to find the correct NIC inside the guest OS.

[zare_N0222]

Thanks Lucd , I try script and it add a new ip address like a second one. Old IP address is still  ramain.

[LucD]

That is correct, the New-NetIPAddress creates a new IP address and makes the existing IP address a secondary address.

If you want to remove the old IP address, you will have to use Remove-NetIPAddress first, before doing the New-NetIPAddress.