The Application of Oracle-- VirtualBox UUID problem
Oracle Applications-VirtualBox UUID Problem
System environment:
Operating System: Mac OS 10.10.3
Application: VirtualBox
Faults:
When using a previously installed VirtualBox virtual machine, prompt "UUID already exists... "
Similar to the following picture tips:
In MAC OS system workaround, modify UUID via VirtualBox tool:
rirunhongtekiMacBook-Pro:~ root# find / -name "win2008.vdi"
find: /dev/fd/3: Not a directory
find: /dev/fd/4: Not a directory
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/ellenli2005/VB/win2008/win2008.vdi
UUID modification tool:
rirunhongtekiMacBook-Pro:~ root# VBoxManage
Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 4.3.26 (C) 2005-2015 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. Usage: VBoxManage [] General Options: [-v|--version] print version number and exit [-q|--nologo] suppress the logo [--settingspw ] provide the settings password [--settingspwfile ] provide a file containing the settings password Commands: list [--long|-l] vms|runningvms|ostypes|hostdvds|hostfloppies| intnets|bridgedifs|hostonlyifs|natnets|dhcpservers| hostinfo|hostcpuids|hddbackends|hdds|dvds|floppies| usbhost|usbfilters|systemproperties|extpacks| groups|webcams showvminfo [--details] [--machinereadable] showvminfo --log ......
Modify UUID:
rirunhongtekiMacBook-Pro:~ root# VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/ellenli2005/VB/win2008/win2008.vdi"
UUID changed to: 88e9faad-0127-4ec1-9526-5a087d277b37
rirunhongtekiMacBook-Pro:~ root#
After the modification is complete, you can use the existing virtual machine hard disk!
