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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Are you using hostnames for the switches in the router.db file? If so, there is no worry, change the IP, update dns or host file entries as needed and all will be fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If rancid is configured to access the switches via IP, then you will have to perform some of the magic the others have offered in their suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Rancid-discuss <rancid-discuss-bounces@www.shrubbery.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Davis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [rancid] Re-IPing some switches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’d like to maintain the config history for some of my switches, but not sure it’s possible. Can I set the switches as down in rancid, re-ip them, then mv the switch config directories to the new IP address
and turn them back up? I’m guessing it’s probably not that easy… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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