3662507 - SAP HANA database system rename failed due to the following error "cannot open its persistence"

 Trying to update the hostname of the HANA DB with the resident hdblcm, but faced the following error:

hdbrename.log
22:35:48.910 - INFO:   Checking -convertTopology result...
22:35:49.020 - INFO:     Switching to user id 1001 and group id 79.
22:35:49.020 - INFO:     Starting external program /hana/shared/xxx/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil
22:35:49.020 - INFO:       Command line is: /hana/shared/xxx/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil -convertTopology --oldHost=xxx --newHost=xxx --test
22:35:49.525 - INFO:       Output line 1: error: nameserver xxx:30001 is still active. cannot open its persistence
22:35:49.526 - INFO:       Output line 2: failed.
22:35:49.587 - INFO:       Program terminated with exit code 1
22:35:49.587 - INFO:     Switching back to root user.
22:35:49.587 - ERR :     /hana/shared/xxx/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil call failed [rc = 1]

22:35:49.020 - INFO:   Checking for existing Local Secure Store installation via link '/hana/shared/xxx/lss'...
22:35:49.020 - INFO:   /hana/shared/xxx/lss link exists
22:35:49.020 - INFO:   Checking for existing Local Secure Store installation via link '/hana/shared/xxx/lss'...
22:35:49.020 - INFO:   /hana/shared/xxx/lss link exists

22:35:49.587 - INFO:   Restoring sapprofile.ini...
22:35:49.587 - INFO:     Updating /hana/shared/xxx/HDB00/xxx/sapprofile.ini...
22:35:49.588 - INFO:     Value 'SAPLOCALHOST' in section '' is up to date. ('xxx')
22:35:49.588 - INFO:     File '/hana/shared/xxx/HDB00/xxx/sapprofile.ini' is up to date

22:35:49.588 - ERR :   Testing conversion of topology failed
22:35:49.588 - INFO:   Cleaning up temporary local file system
22:35:49.589 - ERR : Renaming master failed!
22:35:49.590 - ERR : Renaming SAP HANA instance failed!
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• SAP HANA, platform edition 2.0
• SAP HANA, platform edition 1.0

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