Renaming a vCloud vApp's VM Name

[pezhorEL]

I'm trying to automate the deployment of vApp Templates provided a custom name for the vApp and custom name for the contained VM. I can fairly easily deploy the template with Instantiate a vApp Template, but I can't seem to find a function/workflow to rename the VM contained within that vApp. Node that I'm not looking to rename the VM via Guest Customization, I want the vCloud VM name to be customized.

Any ideas?

[cdecanini_ · Accepted solution]

If I recall well just do.

vm.name = "new name";

vm.update();

[pezhorEL]

That was almost too easy. Is there a good resource to reference for built in functions like that?

[cdecanini_]

The API explorer in vCO is the place where the objects and methods are documented.

Any vCD Java SDK / REST API doc should help as well since the vCO plug-in maps closely to their functionality.

In terms of examples of code, the document tab here and some blogs including mine (vcoteam.info).

[Burke-]

Sounds like you might also want to look at the Custom Deploy vApp workflow found on the Documents tab of this discussion... as Christophe mentions, we've got quite a bit of sample code