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Title
How to get the UUID for a Virtual Machine on Vmware -
Description
Backup error “Failed to locate virtual machine with UUID” -
Cause
The system UUID is a unique identifier used in the inventory subscription service. This UUID can be used to re-register the system if there is some kind of corruption or for internal tracking. If a machine is restored, renamed or cloned it could use the previous UUID that would be causing conflicts with the production Vm -
Resolution
From the command-line, use the
identitycommand to return the current UUID. The UUID is the Current identity is value.[root@VMserver1 ~]# subscription-manager identity Current identity is: 63701087-f625-4519-8ab2-633bb50cb261 name: server1.test.com org name: 6340056 org id: 8a85f981302cbaf201302d89931eXXX
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Additional Information
UUID, Vmware, Identity, subscription, System UUID