i would like to change the hostname of my ESX Server 3i, 3.5.0 server.
I plan on using the VIC method described in the article below.
At the very bottom of that article, there is a link that that walks you through regenerating an SSL certificate for the management interface. Does anyone know if this applies to the free ESXi version? I'm a bit confused because the very first set of instructions says to login to the service console... I thought there is no service console in the free version of ESXi? If I do not regenerate the SSL certificate, will I still be able to manage this server through the VIC client?
I would imagine you would get a SSL error on login, but you should be able to simply click "ignore" and continue to work,
i didnt read the article - but to gain console access to ESXi, (ALT + F1) then type "unsupported" on the console screen to gain access.....
ESXi can be reconfigured through console. It has very intuitive and simple interface.
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Just wanted to circle back and say that the VIC client method worked.
- Powered off VM's
- Edit hostname from Configuratin > DNS Routing
- Restart
Did not get any SSL certificate errors when logging back in. Thanks for the input guys.