change uuid

[IT-Inuit]

hi,

im on vsphere 6.7 and esx6.0

i want to force change the uuid.bios of a VM

i do this :

1- poweroff the machnie

2-ssh on esx

3-vi the vmx file

4- change the value of uuid.bios = ""

5-save

6- boot

the machine dont apply my change.

i tried with option : uuid.action = "keep", same result

tried changing the machine of esx, same result

tried remove from inventory and register same result

i read a lot of post of people doin'it,

cant someone explain to me why it is not working on my machine.

 

regards.

Moderator edit by wila: Moved to vSphere discussions forum

[vXav]

Strange, should be pretty straightforward indeed. May I ask how you check the bios uuid?

[continuum]

1. remove VM from inventory
2. edit vmx-file and remove all lines with uuid-parameters

3. register VM again

on next lauch of the VM you should get a new uuid.

 

Ulli