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All you need to do is run the PowerShell script via PowerCLI and give the IP address of the ESX host as an argument. A window will pop up asking ...

All you need to do is to assign a new UUID to the disk image: VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid your-box-disk2.vmdk UUID changed to: 5d34479f-5597-4b78-a1fa-94e200d16bbb and then replace the old UUID with the newly generated one in two places in your *.vbox file

Jan 27, 2017 · At D:\IT Tools\VMWARE\vSphereScripts\Change UUID\CHANGE_UUID.ps1:13 char:1 + $VM.Extensiondata.ReconfigVM_Task($spec) + ~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull . Here is the script: # Usage: .changeUUID.ps1 . if ($args[0].length -gt 0) { connect-viserver $args[0] $VMs = get-vm

08.04.2017 · Change the UUID of Virtual Disk. VBoxManage command is installed with VirtualBox installation on your system. So, its available for all operating systems having VirtualBox installed. Windows Users can use the following command to change UUID of D:\NewVM\myDisk1.vdi disk.

14.12.2021 · Alternatively, you can change a VM name directly in the Virtual machines list. To do this, click the New Name field and enter the name to be assigned to the recovered VM. Changing UUIDs. To change VM identification settings: Select the necessary VMs in the list and click System UUID. In the BIOS UUID Settings window, select to generate a new UUID.

Dec 07, 2013 · In the case of a real DR, you can edit the file and replace the UUID with the Datastore name (Symlink), save the file and boot the virtual machine. Once the virtual machine is booted, create a new datastore in your vSphere environment and Storage vMotion the second disk to the new Datastore.

The most clean and troublefree solution would be to create a new machine and attach the disks. However, if you want to edit the configuration, ...

Changing or keeping UUID of the VM depends mostly on the backup tool ... we found that the storage array was not supported by VMware and ...

26.04.2017 · Edit the virtual machine’s configuration file (. vmx ). Use a text editor of your choice. Search the file for the line: uuid.bios = <uuidvalue>. Enter the new UUID in this format. Include the quotation marks. uuid.bios = "00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77-88 …

26.01.2017 · Solved: I have a issue with duplicate UUIDs and was looking for a script to run on all the duplicates. I found a blog post with a solution but

Step 8. Change VM Name and UUID · Select the necessary workloads in the list and click System UUID. · In the BIOS UUID Settings window, select to ...

Edit the bios.uuid and vc.uuid in the file. Upload the new vmx to the VM`s folder. Migrate the Vm to another host using the Webclient, this then forces a change in UUID as it notices its been changed. Boot the machine up now and it will have a new UUID. If using vCloud Director, make sure you power the machine off from the VCD console and power ...

Aug 08, 2016 · We could also perform this step by editing the vmx file of the VM before powering on the VM and adding the line below to either change or keep UUID of the Virtual Machine. Open the vmx file of the VM using the vi editor and add the below line to change the UUID. uuid.action = "create" To keep the UUID, add the below line. uuid.action = "keep"

Note: VMware Tools may need to be removed from the virtual machine prior changing the UUID to prevent the UUID from reverting. ... After you add ...

Oct 05, 2020 · In some circumstances you may want to assign a specific UUID to the virtual machine. To do this, you need to override the automatically generated UUID value. Power off the virtual machine and edit its configuration ( .vmx) file to set the value of the UUID parameter. Use a text editor to edit the configuration file.

16.12.2021 · Step 8. Change VM Name and UUID - User Guide for VMware vSphere. User Guide for VMware vSphere > Data Recovery > VM Recovery > Instant Recovery to Microsoft Hyper-V > Performing Instant Recovery to Microsoft Hyper-V > Step 8. Change VM Name and UUID. Step 8.

I realize VMware already has an article on this however it isn't 100% clear in my opinion so I have posted these instructions to try and ...

Dec 16, 2021 · To change a VM name: In the Virtual machines list, select the necessary workloads and click Name. In the Change Name section, enter a new name explicitly or specify a change name rule by adding a prefix or suffix to the original workload name.

05.10.2020 · This UUID is generated when you power on or reset the virtual machine. As long as you do not move or copy the virtual machine to another location, the UUID remains constant. If you move or copy the virtual machine, you may be offered the choice of creating a new UUID or keeping the old UUID when you first power on the virtual machine.

Navigate to the VM profile you wish to configure. · Click Edit in the upper-right corner. · Click the Advanced tab. · Enter the BIOS GUID or UUID that you wish to ...

08.08.2016 · Hello Everyone, Today we will look at how to change or keep UUID of the Virtual Machine in the VMware world. I recently came across an issue when a user had lost access to an entire LUN and the datastore was unmounted in vSphere.

08.09.2013 · Hi All, I had recently faced issue with one of the Linux VM , wherein RDM UUID got changed after issue with RDM and the other team member removed and re-added the RDM to the VM after rebooting. Since We had created ASM disk through RDMs LUN , change in UUID resulted in issue with the disks. As a p...