# rename datastore in vcenter **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [February 23, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670 "2021-02-23T07:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/1 "2021-02-23T07:00:44Z")
Hello I am trying to execute this task - name: Rename Datastores on ESXi host vmware\_host\_datastore: hostname: ‘{{ vcenter\_hostname }}’ username: ‘{{ vcenter\_username }}’ password: ‘{{ vcenter\_password }}’ datacenter\_name: ‘{{ datacenter }}’ datastore\_name: datastore(1) rename: new\_datastore\_1 esxi\_hostname: ‘{{ inventory\_hostname }}’ state: present but is not working Has anybody try this and knows how to fix it? Piotr ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/2 "2021-02-23T08:42:48Z")
What exactly does “its not working” mean? Errors, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Akasurde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akasurde/32/230_2.png) [@Akasurde](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akasurde)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/3 "2021-02-23T08:49:19Z")
There is option ‘rename’ in vmware\_host\_datastore. If you want to rename an object in VMware please use `vmware_object_rename` module. - [https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/blob/main/plugins/modules/vmware\_object\_rename.py](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/blob/main/plugins/modules/vmware_object_rename.py) ---
**Author:** ![Akasurde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akasurde/32/230_2.png) [@Akasurde](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akasurde)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/4 "2021-02-23T08:49:56Z")
Please read as “There is **no** option” instead of “There is option”. ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/5 "2021-03-01T07:44:06Z")
Hello After execution datastore is not changed. Today i will paste error from -vvv execution wt., 23 lut 2021, 09:43 użytkownik Dick Visser \<[dick.visser@geant.org](mailto:dick.visser@geant.org)\> napisał: ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/6 "2021-03-01T09:36:38Z")
the problem is that rename var is not recognized via module. Is it possible that module is not valid or has changed name fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Unsupported parameters for (vmware\_host\_datastore) module: datacener\_name, rename Supported parameters include: datastore\_name, datastore\_type, esxi\_hostname, hostname, nfs\_path, nfs\_ro, nfs\_server, password, port, proxy\_host, proxy\_port, state, username, validate\_certs, vmfs\_device\_name, vmfs\_version”} ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/7 "2021-03-01T11:45:49Z")
"datacener\_name" looks like a typo But, as Abhijeet Kasurde already explained: > If you want to rename an object in VMware please use `vmware_object_rename` module. [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware\_object\_rename\_module.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_object_rename_module.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/8 "2021-03-01T12:09:08Z")
Hello Thanks for hint but is not working only in vcenter ? I would like to rename datastore on esxi host level Anyway I will check it thx ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/9 "2021-03-01T12:44:27Z")
Maybe stupid qiestion object\_moid where I can find it? it seems that rename object without this var wont work greetings Piotr ---
**Author:** ![Akasurde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akasurde/32/230_2.png) [@Akasurde](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akasurde)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/10 "2021-03-02T05:21:10Z")
Hi Piotr, You can directly use names to rename the object like in your case datastore - community.vmware.vmware\_object\_rename: new\_name: “DS\_117\_1” object\_name: “ds\_171\_2” object\_type: Datastore You can gather information about Managed object id for the datastore using vmware\_datastore\_info as below - name: Provide information about datastore {{ datastore\_name }} community.vmware.vmware\_datastore\_info: datacenter: Asia-Datacenter1 name: “{{ datastore\_name }}” properties: - \_moId schema: vsphere delegate\_to: localhost register: datastore\_info - set\_fact: datastore\_moid: “{{ datastore\_info.datastores[0][‘moid’] }}” when: datastore\_info.datastores[0][‘moid’] is defined ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/11 "2021-03-02T08:19:17Z")
Hello Directly is not working TASK [Rename object name] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Unsupported parameters for (community.vmware.vmware\_object\_rename) module: esxi\_hostname Supported parameters include: hostname, new\_name, object\_moid, object\_name, object\_type, password, port, protocol, username, validate\_certs”} I will check if with mood is working but is does not make sense to run info copy mood paste manually to another playbook and rename datastore:( greetings Jon ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_POK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Jon\_POK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_POK)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rename-datastore-in-vcenter/34670/12 "2021-03-02T08:57:41Z")
Hello In case of gather info there is no mood ☹ “properties”: [ “\_moId” ], “proxy\_host”: null, “proxy\_port”: null, “schema”: “vsphere”, “username”: “root”, “validate\_certs”: false set facts are not working for me ☹ greetings jon