hostname

This reference includes examples for the hostname command. For details on how to change the hostname, see How to change the hostname of a platform or a collector node? topic.

Command	Description	Usage	Example
hostname show	Shows the current host name of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks	hostname show	hostname show
host name update	Updates the host name of VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector or platform VMs.	host name update	host name update --helphostname update --hosts <new_hostname>hostname update --hosts platform1:<new_hostname1> platform2:<new_hostname2> platform3:<new_hostname3>

Table 1. Syntax

Flag	Description
--dryrun	Validates the new hostname without updating the hostname in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. Example: hostname update --dryrun --hosts <new_hostname> hostname update --dryrun --hosts platform1:<new_hostname1> platform2:<new_hostname2> platform3:<new_hostname3>
--hosts	Updates the hostname of your VMs in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. Example: hostname update --hosts <new_hostname> hostname update --hosts platform1:<new_hostname1> platform2:<new_hostname2> platform3:<new_hostname3>
--help	Shows all the supported options. Example: hostname update --help