Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Getting error message in Central Administration after changing the IP address of SharePoint Server.

Issue:
You will get error message in Central administration after changing the IP address of SharePoint Server.

Solution:

Solution is very simple. Just follow the below mentioned steps.

1. Go to the "hosts" file folder (file path: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc").

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2. Open the "hosts" file in "Administrator" privilege as mentioned below in Pic 2 & Pic 3.
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3. Update your machine name and IP Address as mentioned below.
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4. Clear all temporary internet files
5. Close all Browsers windows
6. Restart "IIS Admin Service" in "Services.msc" console.
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7. Restart "SharePoint 2010 Administration" service.
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8. Now,  Open the browser and browse the Central admin url or your SharePoint application URL. You will be able to see the working version of SharePoint.

That's it...