VMware inventory inappropriately uses the DNS hostname as configured in VMware as the computer name if the DNS hostname is set to "localhost"

Description

The article title field contains all currently published information about this known issue.

Fix status

This issue has been fixed in the following release: 2026 R1.2 / Aug 2026 (Cloud). This issue is planned to be addressed in the following future release: 2026 R2 (On Premises).

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Product

Flexera One

Affected functionality

VMware Discovery & Inventory

Deployment type

Cloud

Fixed in

2026 R1.2 / Aug 2026 (Cloud),2026 R2 (On Premises)

Visibility

Guest

URL Name

vmware-inventory-inappropriately-uses-the-dns-hostname-as-configured-in-vmware-as-the-computer-name-if-the-dns-hostname-is-set-to-localhost-IOK-2046879