Rename VMDK Disks on ESXi

Rename VMDK Disks on ESXi

by flandersen


Posted on May 02, 2020


Open a console to the ESXi host.

vmkfstools --server -E "[MyStorage] MyVM/Disk_2.vmdk" "[SCADA] MyVM/Data.vmdk"

The disk name must be changed in the respective *.vmx file of the VM, like e.g. MyVM.vmx.