uuid
UUID is a Universally Unique IDentifier code given to each storage device on your Solaris system. UUIDs are used to identify DVD drives, removable media and drive partitions. The UUID is a hexadecimal string such as c73a37c8-ef7f-40e4-b9de-8b2f81038441. UUID values may be compared to each other using the arithmetic operators (=, <, >, and more). This inspector is not available on S/390 architectures.
| Version | Platforms |
|---|---|
| 8.0.584.0 | Solaris |
| 9.5.7.90 | AIX, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, Windows |
| 9.5.13.130 | Raspbian |
Creation
Returns the bios's uuid.
- Q: uuid of hardware
- A: 4222c36e-a0bb-1673-86a8-e42655c03b96
For AIX
The UUID is created using the AIX installation's LPAR number.
For Solaris Sparc
Only Solaris 10 8/11 (U10) and later are supported.
The UUID is for the Logical Domain of the running operating system. If Logical Domains aren't enabled, exists uuid of hardware returns boolean false.
For Solaris x86
The UUID is from the global zone of the running operating system.
If zones are configured, this can only return its value if the zone has access to /dev/smbios. The global zone always returns a value.
| Version | Platforms |
|---|---|
| 9.5.7.90 | AIX, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Ubuntu, Windows |
Returns the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) of the operating system.
For AIX
This property returns a UUID in the AIX Object Data Manager (ODM) Customized Attribute entry. You can get the attribute by performing the ODM query attribute=os_uuid and name=sys0.
Alternatively, you can use the ODM inspector with the Relevance uuid (attribute value of customized attribute "attribute=os_uuid" of odm) to generate the UUID.
If the AIX installation does not have an operating system UUID already set, then a Relevance check of exists uuid of operating system evaluates to false.
For Solaris
For Solaris, the operating system UUID is associated with a zone. Every configured zone has a UUID that is returned by the inspector.
A Relevance check of exists uuid of operating system evaluates to false, if:
- the Solaris installation does not have a configured zone
- the Relevance check is done in the global zone
| Version | Platforms |
|---|---|
| 9.5.7.90 | AIX, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Ubuntu, Windows |