pcns web client plugin 2 times in vcenter after changing hostname and rebooting the host

[Anonymous user]

hi,

sorry to have another problem. hope you can help.

i was unable to set hostname during initial installation in the console. i typed in the right hostname,but it had no impact.

so i googled the problem and found this:

http://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FA273536/

i followed the instructions and everything seemed to be fine. but after a host-reboot, i entered vcenter again and saw that the plugin is present in the start page to times: 1 is called pcns (the custom hostname i gave it to) and 1 symbol is called localhost. i already deleted the pcns-va and rinstalled, but the 2 plugins are still present. 

i googled again and found:

http://forums.apc.com/spaces/7/ups-management-devices-powerchute-software/forums/general/81774/unabl...

the problem is: i have vcenter 6.7 and there is no directory cd /var/lib/vmware/vsphere-client/vc-packages/vsphere-client-serenity as mentioned in the link.

how can i find the right directory????

update:

after another restart of vcenter, the 2nd plugin-symbol is gone. but the symbol that remained is called localhost, not pcns-. i guess i can live with it.

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Hi,

When you view the PowerChute web interface has the host name changed? If not you should run the command hostnamectl set-hostname "new hosts name" Then stop and restart PowerChute. The commands are service PowerChute stop and service PowerChute start.