Change PC/Host Name with OpenLab CDS 2.4

Answer

This Information Applies To: Agilent OpenLab CDS  ver. 2.4  or earlier.

Issue:

If the PC name on a system with OpenLab 2.4 or earlier revisions needs to be changed post installation of the software. This must be done in the right way or the instrument controller will give out an error and the instrument connection will not launch.

Steps to follow

1. Close all your instrument clients (Data Acquisition & Data Analysis)

2. In OpenLab Control Panel, close all connections

3. Go into services and stop all Agilent-related processes, see How to restart Agilent OpenLab Services in Windows 10

   • Agilent 35900 Connection Service

   • Agilent OpenLab Automation

   • Agilent OpenLab Content Management Search Service (WorkStation Plus Only)

   • Agilent OpenLab Data Collection

   • Agilent OpenLab Diagnostics Tool

   • Agilent OpenLab Instrument Service

   • Agilent OpenLab License Server

   • Agilent OpenLab Shared Services

4. Change the PC host name

5. Reboot the PC

6. Skip to step 7 if you are not using Workstation Plus; otherwise, Run DataStoreConfigurationFinalizer as administrator from the Configuration folder as shown in Figure 1. Enter the new PC host name.

   
   Figure 1. Location of the DataStoreConfigurationFinalizer application in the Configuration folder
   
   
   

7. Select the Windows Start button, and then scroll through the alphabetical list on the left. Under Agilent Technologies, right click OpenLab Configuration, click Run as administrator to run RegisterCDS.exe (Figure 2). Enter the New PC host name and follow the instructions on screen.

   
   Figure 2. OpenLAB Configuration Application
   
   
   

8. Reboot the PC

9. Launch the OpenLab Control Panel and confirm that there is a second instrument controller in the list. (Figure 3)

   
   Figure 3. OpenLab Control Panel
   
   
   

10. Edit all your instruments to select the instrument controller (the new host name) from the drop-down list.

11. Delete the old instrument controller from OpenLab Control Panel:  Administration > Instrument Controllers
    
    

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