Renaming a gateway appliance

Network gateways are given unique names that assist users in their identification. At any time, you can change a gateway name using the instructions here. It is recommended that you use a consistent naming convention to more easily identify gateways.

To rename a network gateway, follow these steps:

1. Access the Gateway Appliance Details page in the IBM Cloud console.
2. Click the Actions menu and select Rename Gateway.
3. Enter the new gateway name in the Gateway Name field.
4. Click OK to save the change.

After changing a gateway appliance's name, the name immediately changes at the top of the Gateway Appliance Details page. You can change the gateway name at any time by repeating these steps.

Changing the name of the gateway appliance in the IBM Cloud console does not automatically change the hostname within the Virtual Router Appliance or any DNS entries that you might have. Changing the hostname requires manual intervention.