How to rename a vmware device in UIM OC Inventory

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

There are many devices in our CA UIM device inventory where the name of the device does not match the actual server name. 

We have a server with a hostname but it is showing up with the FQDN listed in DNS.  There is no hostname alias in DNS.

Can you please advise how I can rename the device to the actual server name?

Cause

vmware probe was unable to determine the hostname for the device via DNS when the device was discovered.

Environment

Release : 20.3

Component : UIM - VMWARE

Resolution

1. Add DNS alias for the hostname
2. Delete device from inventory
3. Rediscover device