openstack-human-readable-vm-names.html.md.erb

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title: Using human-readable VM names instead of UUIDs
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<p class="note">Note: This feature is available with bosh-openstack-cpi v23+.</p>

You can enable human-readable VM names in your Director manifest to get VMs with names such as `runner_z1/0` instead of UUIDs such as `vm-3151dbb0-7cea-475b-9ff8-7faa94a8188e`.

1. Enable the human-readable-vm-names feature

    ```yaml
    properties:
      openstack:
        human_readable_vm_names: true
    ```

1. Set the `registry.endpoint` configuration to [include basic auth credentials](openstack-registry.html)

1. Deploy the Director

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