Setting Hostname for a VM

[abassoonkid]

While instantiating vApps from a template in much the same way that the HellovCloud.java sample does it, I need to be able to change the hostname (called the Computer Name in vCD) of the single VM contained within the vApp. I can't seem to find any examples on how to do this. Any ideas?

[cfor · Accepted solution]

Hope this helps, I pulled it from some code we use (.NET SDK) -- This is not an exact copy of the working code, but should be what you need in order to get going.

string modifierText = '1234';

//With v1.5 full API may need to change this object type to Vm

Vapp vm = GETTHECHILDFROMTHEAPP( vapp.GetChildrenVms() );

if (vm.GetGuestCustomizationSection() != null)

{

    GuestCustomizationSectionType guestSection = vm.GetGuestCustomizationSection();

    int len = guestSection.ComputerName.Length;

    if (len > 10) len = 10;

    guestSection.ComputerName = guestSection.ComputerName.Substring(0, len) + modifierText;

    try

    {

        vm.UpdateSection(guestSection);

    }

    catch (VCloudException ex)

    {

        //Exception thrown by 1.5 hosts: VCloudException

        // (The parameter is not supported in the current context: AdminPassword)

        // bug workaround

        if (ex.Message.Contains("AdminPassword"))

        {

            //set AdminPassword to NULL and try again

            guestSection.AdminPassword = null;

            vm.UpdateSection(guestSection);

        } else {

            throw;

        }

    }

}