[Solved] use 2 machines with 2 HD that have same ID

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[Solved] use 2 machines with 2 HD that have same ID

Post by whatsup »

i have one virtual HD
i want to duplicate it,
and then associate it to a second machine.

i got an error that this disk can't be registered because there's allready HD with the same ID

what can i do to use 2 machines with cloned HD

(to create a new HD for each machine is a pain)
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Re: is there a way to use 2 machines with 2 HD that have same ID

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Check the Tutorial: All about VDIs, that mentions how to get rid of the error. VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid <full file path>.
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Re: is there a way to use 2 machines with 2 HD that have same ID

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didn't help.
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Re: is there a way to use 2 machines with 2 HD that have same ID

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Messages? this command works 100% so you're doing something wrong.
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Re: is there a way to use 2 machines with 2 HD that have same ID

Post by whatsup »

ok, my mistake
it works as just you showed
fast and easy.

i wonder if there gonna be a GUI command to do that
EDIT: or simply remove that restriction,
let different machines run with same UUID (Microsoft Virtual PC can).

anyway , thank you very much.
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