Although not mandatory, you might need to set a hostname and a target name for the VRA that you have deployed.
The hostname for the appliance can be set from the appliance's VAMI. The default hostname post deployment will be localhost.localdom
. This can be modified.
The following procedure will guide you through the steps required to modify the hostname:
Connect to the VAMI of the appliance. The URL: is
https://<IP address or FQDN>:5480
.Log in using the root user and the password that was supplied in the OVF deployment wizard.
Navigate to the Network | Address tab.
Supply a hostname in the input box corresponding to it and click on Save Settings: