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Configuring and Running Virtual Machines

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If the automatically generated UUID matches the value of uuid.location, ESX

Server checks for uuid.bios. If uuid.bios exists, its value is used as the virtual

machine’s UUID. If uuid.bios does not exist, the automatically generated value is

used.

If the automatically generated UUID does not match the value of uuid.location,

the newly generated value is used as the virtual machine’s UUID and is saved to the

configuration file, replacing the previous value of uuid.location and (if it exists)

uuid.bios.

Note: Any changes to the UUID take effect only after the virtual machine is rebooted.

Setting the UUID for a Virtual Machine that Is Not Being Moved

To assign a specific UUID to a virtual machine that is not being moved, add one line to

the configuration file. You may use the configuration file editor in the VMware

Management Interface (point to the terminal icon for the virtual machine, then click

Edit Configuration > Use Text Editor) or log in to the console operating system and

use a text editor there. The format for the line is:

uuid.bios = <uuidvalue>

The UUID value must be surrounded by quotation marks. A sample configuration line

might look like this:

uuid.bios = "00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77-88 99 aa bb cc dd ee ff"

After adding this line to the configuration file, restart the virtual machine. The new

UUID is used when the virtual machine restarts.

Setting the UUID for a Virtual Machine that Is Being Moved

If you plan to move a virtual machine and want it to have the same UUID it did before

the move, you must note the UUID being used before the move and add that UUID to

the configuration file after the move. Follow these steps:

1. Before moving the virtual machine, examine its configuration file. You may use

the configuration file editor in the VMware Management Interface (point to the

terminal icon for the virtual machine, then click Edit Configuration > Use Text

Editor) or log in to the console operating system and use a text editor there.

If the virtual machine’s UUID has been set to a specific value, the configuration

file has a line that begins with uuid.bios. Note the 128-bit hexadecimal value

that follows. This is the value you should use in the new location.

If there is no line beginning with uuid.bios, look for the line that begins with

uuid.location and note the 128-bit hexadecimal value that follows it.

2. Move the virtual machine’s disk (.dsk) file to the new location.

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