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QRadar: Network connectivity issues when using virtual appliances with dynamic MAC address

Troubleshooting


Problem

QRadar® virtual appliances with dynamic MAC address assignation might become inaccessible when using SSH after a reboot or network service restart. When the problem occurs, the error "Device xxx has different MAC address than expected" appears.

Symptom

When accessing the QRadar host by using SSH, it reports "No route to host".
ssh: connect to host <QRadar IP ADDRESS> port 22: No route to host
The Console's user-interface does not load and reports timeout. 
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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 December 2022

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ibm16847825