Rename Windows Node and Reboot with Chef-Solo on RightScale Platform

renameComputer.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: development
# Recipe:: renameComputer
#
# Copyright 2011, YOUR_COMPANY_NAME
#
# All rights reserved - Do Not Redistribute
#

powershell "Rename Windows Computer" do
parameters({'HOST_NAME' => @node[:development][:HOST_NAME]})

  powershell_script = <<'POWERSHELL_SCRIPT'

  $newName = "$env:HOST_NAME"
  $message=""

  function RenameComputer([string]$NewName)
  {
     try
        {
	  $ComputerInfo = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem
	  $ComputerInfo.rename($NewName)
        }
     catch
        {
	  $message += "An error occcured while editing the registry." + "`n`rError: $_";
        }
  }
  RenameComputer($newName)
  Restart-Computer

POWERSHELL_SCRIPT
  source(powershell_script)
end