Depending on which IPMI firmware you have, you can change the hostname on either of the places:

1. In IPMI web GUI, go into Configuration tab, then go to DNS, and change the hostname in there. Save the change.
2. SSH into IPMI, and cd to /etc/, then use vi to modify the file “hostname.” Once done, save and exit, then type in “reboot” to restart BMC.

After one of the two ways, you can re-login to IPMI web GUI to see the hostname changed.

Note: This only applies to AMI firmware


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