renaming an ESXi host

[mike_kurashima]

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.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=4309499&sl...

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?

[runclear]

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.....

[AntonVZhbankov]

ESXi can be reconfigured through console. It has very intuitive and simple interface.

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[mike_kurashima]

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.