Automating controller IP address change in client-based agent environments

A method comprising:

• sending, by one or more processors, data to a controller using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address as a destination address for the controller, the first IP address stored by computer-readable storage media as an IP address associated with the controller;
• based on receiving a request to change the IP address associated with the controller from the first IP address to a second IP address, outputting, by the one or more processors, a request for reply to the controller using first IP address as the destination address for the controller;
• based on determining that no reply has been received from the controller after a threshold time since the output of the request for reply, changing, by the one or more processors, the IP address associated with the controller and stored by the computer-readable storage media to the second IP address;
• and
• sending, by the one or more processors and based on the change to the IP address associated with the controller, data to the controller using the second IP address as the destination address for the controller.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions, that when executed, cause one or more programmable processors to:

• send data to a controller using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address as a destination address for the controller, the first IP address stored by the computer-readable storage media as an IP address associated with the controller;
• based on receiving a request to change the IP address associated with the controller from the first IP address to a second IP address, output a request for a reply to the controller using first IP address as the destination address for the controller;
• based on a determination that no reply has been received from the controller after a threshold time since the output of the request, change the IP address associated with the controller and stored by the computer-readable storage media to the second IP address;
• and
• send, based on the change to the IP address associated with the controller, data to the controller using the second IP address as the destination address for the controller.