ESX Change Service Console IP Address

Delete existing VSWIF0:

esxcfg-vswif -d vswif0

Add a new one:

esxcfg-vswif -a vswif0 -p Service\ Console -i 10.1.1.1 -n 255.255.255.0 -b 10.1.1.255

Note: -i is the IP address, -n is the subnet and -b is the broadcast address

If you need to change the default gateway, edit the:

/etc/sysconfig/network

Dont forget to change the /etc/hosts file as well

reboot!