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Every system has a universally unique identifier (UUID) value set onto the system. The UUID is a 128-bit value typically displayed in lowercase hexadecimal digits in 5 groups separated by dashes. | Every system has a universally unique identifier (UUID) value set onto the system. The UUID is a 128-bit value typically displayed in lowercase hexadecimal digits in 5 groups separated by dashes. An example UUID would look like {{code|5178962d-2fcf-df50-536d-000423d9985a}}. | ||
While software packages may make use of pseudo random UUIDs, this article will cover only system hardware UUIDs. | While software packages may make use of pseudo random UUIDs, this article will cover only system hardware UUIDs. | ||
== Windows == | ==Windows== | ||
You may get the UUID value from PowerShell. | You may get the UUID value from PowerShell. | ||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
> get-wmiobject Win32_ComputerSystemProduct | > get-wmiobject Win32_ComputerSystemProduct {{!}} Select-Object -ExpandProperty UUID | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Linux / FreeBSD == | ==Linux / FreeBSD== | ||
Use the {{code|dmidecode}} utility to get the UUID | |||
Use the dmidecode utility to get the UUID | |||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
# dmidecode -s system-uuid | # dmidecode -s system-uuid | ||
}} | }} | ||
You may need to install dmidecode since it usually isn't bundled with the base OS. On FreeBSD, it's available in ports at {{code|/usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode}}. | You may need to install {{code|dmidecode}} since it usually isn't bundled with the base OS. On FreeBSD, it's available in ports at {{code|/usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode}}. | ||
==VMWare ESXi== | |||
To get the UUID of the physical machine that your ESXi server is running on, login via SSH and run: | To get the UUID of the physical machine that your ESXi server is running on, login via SSH and run: | ||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
# esxcfg-info |grep -i uuid | <nowiki> | ||
# esxcfg-info | grep -i uuid | |||
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|----System UUID..............................................5178962d-2fcf-df50-536d-000423d9985a | |----System UUID..............................................5178962d-2fcf-df50-536d-000423d9985a | ||
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[[Category:Windows]] | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
[[Category:Linux]] | {{Navbox Linux}} | ||
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[[Category:FreeBSD]] | [[Category:FreeBSD]] | ||
[[Category:VMWare ESXi]] | [[Category:VMWare ESXi]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 19 October 2021
Every system has a universally unique identifier (UUID) value set onto the system. The UUID is a 128-bit value typically displayed in lowercase hexadecimal digits in 5 groups separated by dashes. An example UUID would look like 5178962d-2fcf-df50-536d-000423d9985a.
While software packages may make use of pseudo random UUIDs, this article will cover only system hardware UUIDs.
Windows
You may get the UUID value from PowerShell.
> get-wmiobject Win32_ComputerSystemProduct | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UUID
Linux / FreeBSD
Use the dmidecode utility to get the UUID
# dmidecode -s system-uuid
You may need to install dmidecode since it usually isn't bundled with the base OS. On FreeBSD, it's available in ports at /usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode.
VMWare ESXi
To get the UUID of the physical machine that your ESXi server is running on, login via SSH and run:
# esxcfg-info | grep -i uuid
You will see a bunch of UUIDs, most of which pertain to disks/volumes. What you are looking for is:
|----System UUID..............................................5178962d-2fcf-df50-536d-000423d9985a