"C:\progra~1\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe" --cmd "info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv"
C:\Users\Administrator><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Environment
xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:oe="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1"
xmlns:ve="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovfenv"
oe:id=""
ve:vCenterId="vm-7869">
<PlatformSection>
<Kind>VMware ESXi</Kind>
<Version>5.0.0</Version>
<Vendor>VMware, Inc.</Vendor>
<Locale>en</Locale>
</PlatformSection>
<PropertySection>
<Property oe:key="host.admin_pass" oe:value="test,1234"/>
<Property oe:key="host.hostname" oe:value="new-computer-name"/>
</PropertySection>
</Environment>
works!
but:
C:\Users\Administrator>"C:\progra~1\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe" --cmd "info-get guestinfo.host.hostname"
C:\Users\Administrator>No value found
I am trying to create a PowerShell script to change the VM hostname on the first boot (it's a Windows 2012 VM).
For some reason, I am unable to retrieve a variable value when I call it by info-guest.<variable>.
Would someone know what needs to be done in order to retrieve the hostname parameter?