After successfully deploying my sandbox "HDP_2.3.2_vmare.ova" on my ESX host. I edited below files for setting the IP address and rebooted my system. vi /etc/hosts # File is generated from /usr/lib/hue/tools/start_scripts/gen_hosts.sh # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 10.xxx.xxx.xx sandbox.hortonworks.com sandbox ambari.hortonworks.com vi /etc/sysconfig/network NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=sandbox.hortonworks.com GATEWAY=10.xxx.xxx.1 vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 DEVICE="eth0" BOOTPROTO="none" DNS1="10.xxx.xx.xx" IPV6INIT="no" ONBOOT="yes" TYPE="Ethernet" NM_CONTROLLED=yes IPADDR=10.xxx.xxx.xx PREFIX=24 GATEWAY=10.xxx.xxx.1 DOMAIN=centera.lab.emc.com DEFROUTE=yes rm -f /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules And the reboot the system from console. ... View more