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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from pyVmomi import vim
+import pyVim.connect
+import atexit
+import argparse
+import siteconf
+
+site_conf = siteconf.read()
+
+
+def get_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Rename VM')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-s', '--site',
+                        required=True,
+                        action='store',
+                        help='name of the site to connect to')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--vm',
+                        required=True,
+                        action='store',
+                        help='vm to rename')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+
+def get_obj(content, vimtype, name):
+    """
+    Return an object by name, if name is None the
+    first found object is returned
+    """
+    obj = None
+    container = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView(
+        content.rootFolder, vimtype, True)
+    for c in container.view:
+        if name:
+            if c.name == name:
+                obj = c
+                break
+        else:
+            obj = c
+            break
+
+    return obj
+
+
+def main():
+    args = get_args()
+
+    if not args.site in site_conf:
+        print(f"site not found: {args.site}")
+        exit(1)
+
+    host = site_conf[args.site]['vcenter']
+    user = site_conf[args.site]['vcenter_user']
+    passwd = site_conf[args.site]['vcenter_passwd']
+
+    si = pyVim.connect.SmartConnect(
+        host = host,
+        user = user,
+        pwd = passwd,
+        disableSslCertValidation = True
+        )
+    atexit.register(pyVim.connect.Disconnect, si)
+    content = si.RetrieveContent()
+
+    vm = get_obj(content, [vim.VirtualMachine], args.vm)
+    if not vm:
+        print("vm not found")
+        exit(1)
+
+    if vm.runtime.powerState != vim.VirtualMachinePowerState.poweredOn:
+        print("VM is not powered on.")
+        exit(1)
+
+    key_modifier = vim.UsbScanCodeSpecModifierType()
+    key_modifier.leftAlt = True
+    key_modifier.leftControl = True
+    key_modifier.leftGui = False
+    key_modifier.leftShift = False
+    key_modifier.rightAlt = False
+    key_modifier.rightControl = False
+    key_modifier.rightGui = False
+    key_modifier.rightShift = False
+
+    key_event = vim.UsbScanCodeSpecKeyEvent()
+    key_event.modifiers = key_modifier
+    # F1 0x3a
+    # F2 0x3b
+    # F12 0x45
+    # DELETE 0x4c
+    key_event.usbHidCode = 0x3a << 16 | 0o0007
+
+    usb_spec = vim.UsbScanCodeSpec()
+    usb_spec.keyEvents.append(key_event)
+
+    vm.PutUsbScanCodes(usb_spec)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+# vim: set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab smarttab: