Changing the Management Server IP Address or Name

Note:

Applies to:

  • Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint DLP, v8.5.1, v8.6.x, v8.7.x, v8.8.x. v8.9.x
  • Forcepoint Email Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint appliances, v8.5.x

This collection of articles describes the configuration changes needed if you modify the IP address or hostname of the Forcepoint management server.

Note: Management server domains cannot be modified. This would require changing the local administrator user name, which the installer does not allow.

These articles also describe how to move the Web Security or Data Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager to a new machine.

These articles cover the following management components. Any other Forcepoint components on the management server machine may need additional configuration that is not covered in this article.

  • For the infrastructure portion of the Forcepoint Security Manager:
    • Websense TRITON Infrastructure
    • Websense TRITON Web Server
    • Websense TRITON Settings Database
  • For Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering:
    • Websense Control Service
    • Websense TRITON - Web Security
    • Websense Web Reporting Tools
    • Websense RTM Client
    • Websense RTM Database
    • Websense RTM Server
    • Websense Explorer Report Scheduler
    • Websense Information Service for Explorer
    • Websense Reporter Scheduler
    • Websense Linking Service
    • (not recommended) Websense Log Server

      If Log Server is installed on the machine, remove it before changing the IP address.

  • For Forcepoint DLP:
    • Websense Data Security Manager
    • Websense Data Security Policy Engine
    • Websense Data Security PreciseID Database
    • Websense Data Security Web Server
    • Websense Data Security Work Scheduler
  • For Forcepoint Email Security:
    • Email Security module
    • (not recommended) Email Log Server