Rename virtual machine

[sandroalvesbras]

Hello friends,

I need to rename a folder for a virtual machine, because we changed its name.

I know that one of the alternatives is to move them to another datastore, however as it is a vSAN I only have one datastore and the host's local disks do not have enough space.

I could use conveter, but it takes some work and time. I could clone the VM, but is there a problem with the VM's UUID? Or any problem with the operating system?

When I clone is there anything I need to be concerned about?

This VM cannot have the operating system name changed.

Thanks.

[Duncan Epping]

cloning would create a new identifier for the VM indeed, which could trigger the OS to see some difference. UUID, MAC Address etc. Not sure it is a big concern, but it is something to be aware off. I have raised the above issue with engineering and product management already. hopefully they can fix it at some point.