Renaming .vmdk file using the virtual disk using the ESX/ESXi host console interface

1. Navigate to the virtual machine's directory using a command similar to:
   cd "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore Name/Directory Name/"
2. Obtain a listing of the files within a directory using the command:
   ls -l
   For example:
   total 320
-rw------- 1 root root        8684 Aug 30 10:53 examplevm.nvram
-rw------- 1 root root 21474836480 Aug 30 10:26 examplevm-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root         482 Aug 30 11:26 examplevm.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root           0 Aug 30 10:33 examplevm.vmsd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root        2724 Aug 30 12:20 examplevm.vmx
-rw------- 1 root root         264 Aug 30 12:20 examplevm.vmxf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       39168 Aug 30 10:53 vmware.log
3. Rename a virtual disk using a command similar to:
   vmkfstools -E OldName.vmdk NewName.vmdk
   For example:
   vmkfstools -E examplevm.vmdk examplevm-renamed.vmdk
   Note: Specify the descriptor file; the associated extent file is renamed in the process.
4. Validate the files were renamed by listing the files within the directory using the command:
   ls -l
   For example:
   total 320
-rw------- 1 root root        8684 Aug 30 10:53 examplevm.nvram
-rw------- 1 root root 21474836480 Aug 30 10:26 examplevm-renamed-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root         482 Aug 30 11:26 examplevm-renamed.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root           0 Aug 30 10:33 examplevm.vmsd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root        2724 Aug 30 12:20 examplevm.vmx
-rw------- 1 root root         264 Aug 30 12:20 examplevm.vmxf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       39168 Aug 30 10:53 vmware.log