To obtain the UUID of a station

Description

An NFM-P license is specific to the UUID of a main server station, and must be provided in a license request. The following steps describe how to obtain the UUID of a station that is to host an NFM-P main server.

Upgrading from Release 22.6 or earlier

An NFM-P upgrade from Release 22.6 or earlier is also a platform migration to a new RHEL OS version. Consequently, each host station UUID changes, and an upgraded main server does not recognize the existing NFM-P license.

An NFM-P system upgrade from Release 22.6 or earlier requires a new licence based on the new main server UUIDs.

Note: If you are using an ILO Management system, ensure that you obtain the UUID of the intended VM and not the UUID of the ILO module.

Note: You must perform this procedure on each station that is to host a main server.

Note: A leading # character in a command line represents the root user prompt, and is not to be included in a typed command.

Steps
 
1 

Log in to the main server station as the root user.

2 

Open a console window.

3 

Enter the following:

# cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid ↵

The UUID is displayed; for example:

35F59783-2258-11E1-BBDA-38B41F432C41

4 

Record the value for use in your NFM-P license request.

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