asked on

Renaming VM in V-Sphere 5.1

Morning all,

So I need to rename a few VM's and as you know if you rename the host in V-Center it doesn't rename the files and folders on the server. From my understanding if I rename it and then do a Storage V-motion it should give it the correct names on the SAN.

Can someone confirm or tell me a better way of doing it.

Thanks

Alex

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

Alex

ASKER

Yeah that's what I thought, to be honest cloning is harder work than just migrating it, plus I'll need to redo the SID etc.

I'll just migrate it and migrate it back afterwards :D

Thanks Andrew

Alex

ASKER

Confirmed my thoughts

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

Just use the CLONE function, no need to change the SID! (or use a Customization Specifications!)

CLONE function just provides you with a copy, with correctly named files and folders!

Haresh Nikumbh

Agree with Hancock,

you can do it from command prompt but it its time comsuming job and need to do the every steps carefully.

you can refer below knowledge base which has both option.

now its depend on you which 1 you select to perform this activity

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1029513