We've set up some basic server provisioning automation to see how it works. It's a fairly simple setup so far:
1. User submits ticket via the SCSM portal; the ticket includes the desired machine name.
2. Ticket requires our team's approval before the workflow continues into Orchestrator.
3. If approved, an Orchestrator runbook is kicked off, using SCVMM to create the server from a template.
The resulting server has the correct machine name in SCVMM, but the machine name inside the OS is randomly generated (the template currently has * in OS Configuraiton -> Identity Information in the VM Template properties).
What's the best way to make the computer name inside the OS reflect the desired machine name? I can think of a number of ways we could accomplish this, but I don't know SCORCH/VMM that well yet. I'm wondering if I have overlooked something simple inside the existing process we're using. I suspect that, if there is an easy solution, it would lie in VMM.
Many thanks for your time and consideration.