How to rename an instance / server in OpenStack
How to rename a VM, instance or server in OpenStack? After you create an instance in OpenStack, you can modify its name in the running state. True if the service running in the VM was changed and the name needs to be updated to reflect the name.
The instance / VM name in OpenStack can be modified in the CLI or Horizon dashboard.
Change / rename instance in OpenStack CLI
Get the current instance name:
$ openstack server list
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| ID | Name | Status | Networks | Image | Flavor |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| d3ae9771-3a95-466d-a1ef-656ee2bb8456 | fed30 | ACTIVE | private=10.10.1.191 | Fedora-31 | m1.small |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
Set a new instance name:
$ openstack server set --name fed31 d3ae9771-3a95-466d-a1ef-656ee2bb8456
Confirm that the new name is set:
$ openstack server list
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| ID | Name | Status | Networks | Image | Flavor |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| d3ae9771-3a95-466d-a1ef-656ee2bb8456 | fed31 | ACTIVE | private=10.10.1.191 | Fedora-31 | m1.small |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
Change / rename instances in OpenStack dashboard
Sign in to Horizon dashboard
Then navigate to Project> Calculation> Instance. Then select the instance you want to rename.
Down Action, Choose “Edit instance”
Set a new name and click Save.
You have successfully changed the instance / VM / server name in OpenStack. Check out other available OpenStack articles on our blog.
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