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I have 2 ESX 3.5 Update 1 with about 10 to 15 VM's on them. &nbsp;I need to make a change to the hosts file as this host file has the original 192.168.x.x address instead of the new 10.10.x.x address. &nbsp;I know how to change it, my concern is what to do after I change it. &nbsp;On top of that I can shut down or reboot the ESX because the VM's have some critical guests on them. &nbsp;Please assist. &nbsp;Thank you.
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I have 2 ESX 3.5 Update 1 with about 10 to 15 VM's on them.  I need to make a change to the hosts file as this host file has the original 192.168.x.x address instead of the new 10.10.x.x address.  I know how to change it, my concern is what to do after I change it.  On top of that I can shut down or reboot the ESX because the VM's have some critical guests on them.  Please assist.  Thank you.

ESX 3.5 hosts file has wrong ip

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