How to get the VM's name as present in vCenter inventory within Guest OS

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This kb outlines the steps we can take to get the VM's name as present in vCenter inventory from the Guest OS. 

Resolution

> We need to set the VM's name as an advanced setting using guestinfo, then retrieve it from within the guest OS via VMware Tools.

> Advanced parameter to be added in VM from vSphere is "guestinfo.vmname". Follow below steps for same:
1. Power off the VM
2. Edit settings > VM Options > Advanced settings/Advanced Parameters Tab
3. To add a parameter, enter an attribute name and value for the parameter and click Add
Attribute name : guestinfo.vmname
Value : NameOfVM

4. Save changes and power on the VM

> Now from the Windows Guest OS we need to run below command to get the value :
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe" --cmd "info-get guestinfo.vmname"