Change hostname of a VOB server in multisite environment

1) Lock the VOBs except to VOB owner.

2) Stop automatic MultiSite Export, Import and Shipping Poll.

3) Manually run Shipping Poll in all sites.

4) Manually run export in all sites.

5) Manually run import in all sites.

Note: Step 3,4 and 5 are run sequentially to make sure all the sites are in sync.

6) Change the hostname in the particular site where the replica object is mastered.

multitool chreplica -c "changing domainname" -host NEW_HOSTNAME replica:REPLICA_NAME

7) Manually run shipping Poll in the same site.

8) Manually run Export in the same site.

9) Manually run import in all other sites.

10) Check whether sync has happened running the below command in all other sites.

cd VOBNAME (Select a VOBNAME which has the remote replica)

multitool lsrep -l | grep new_hostname

11) If the new hostname is reflected in all sites.

12) Start automatic MultiSite export, import and shipping Poll.