To change hostname: login via ssh root to vCenter server then run below command: root@vcsa70u2 [ ~ ]# /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net Main Menu 0) Show Current Configuration (scroll with Shift-PgUp/PgDown) 1) Exit this program 2) Default Gateway 3) Hostname 4) DNS 5) Proxy Server 6) IP Address Allocation for eth0 Enter a menu number [0]: 3 Warning: if any of the interfaces for this VM use DHCP, the Hostname, DNS, and Gateway parameters will be overwritten by information from the DHCP server. Type Ctrl-C to go back to the Main Menu