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    VM UUID via dmidecode does not match VM ID in xen-orchestra

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    • olivierlambertO Online
      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
      last edited by

      No, it's fine, as long the issue contains all the relevant details it's fine 🙂

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      • CyrilleC Offline
        Cyrille Vates 🪐 DevOps Team
        last edited by

        Hi,
        Do you know what causes the system UUID to change and not match the VM UUID?

        In the tests I have run (with Debian and Microk8s), it never changed.

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          deefdragon @Cyrille
          last edited by deefdragon

          @Cyrille Genuinly no idea unfortunately. The only thing I can think that I've done is that the VMs are being loaded in from a template.

          I had to deploy new VMs through my terraform recently, and I AM still seeing an incorrect system UUID on those, so I can only guess its somehow the template?

          I am also seeing the serial number from DMIDECODE match the VM ID in xen orchestra as well still.

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            Cyrille Vates 🪐 DevOps Team @deefdragon
            last edited by

            @deefdragon can you check if /sys/hypervisor/uuid matches your VMs UUID?

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              deefdragon @Cyrille
              last edited by

              @Cyrille I am seeing /sys/hypervisor/uuid matching dmidecode's Serial Number matching VM ID in xen orchestra.

              dmidecode's UUID however is different from those three.

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                dinhngtu Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team @deefdragon
                last edited by dinhngtu

                @deefdragon All three values match for me with XCP-ng 8.3, Ubuntu 24.04 guests and kernel 6.8:

                $ sudo cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_serial
                adc9b6ba-d187-0844-13a6-5f1dc155bf6e
                $ sudo cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid
                adc9b6ba-d187-0844-13a6-5f1dc155bf6e
                $ sudo cat /sys/hypervisor/uuid
                adc9b6ba-d187-0844-13a6-5f1dc155bf6e
                

                From your Github issue, it looks like a confusion in byte order between the System UUID (6a87cb0f-ca4c-ffa5-3ca2-fc398fb25eac) and the XCP-ng VM UUID (0fcb876a-4cca-a5ff-3ca2-fc398fb25eac).

                I'd check the guest kernel version first.

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                  deefdragon @dinhngtu
                  last edited by deefdragon

                  @dinhngtu

                  Ah, I see the pattern now. That is bizarre.

                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ sudo cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_serial
                  0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea
                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ sudo cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid
                  77f4080b-1a49-82a9-23c4-d224723624ea
                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ sudo cat /sys/hypervisor/uuid
                  0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea
                  

                  Heres the output from a series of commands I ran to get the info of the worker. Seeing 6.8 and 24.04 myself.

                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ cat /etc/*-release
                  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
                  DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
                  DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
                  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS"
                  PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS"
                  NAME="Ubuntu"
                  VERSION_ID="24.04"
                  VERSION="24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
                  VERSION_CODENAME=noble
                  ID=ubuntu
                  ID_LIKE=debian
                  HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
                  SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
                  BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
                  PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
                  UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
                  LOGO=ubuntu-logo
                  
                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ lsb_release -a
                  No LSB modules are available.
                  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
                  Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
                  Release:	24.04
                  Codename:	noble
                  
                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ hostnamectl
                   Static hostname: k31-w-3bfbbe
                         Icon name: computer-vm
                           Chassis: vm 🖴
                        Machine ID: 9bae21fe1e10d9da92da72599fd7b4a3
                           Boot ID: 959ebf2dc51e403eaf00103d51e8397e
                    Virtualization: xen
                  Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS              
                            Kernel: Linux 6.8.0-64-generic
                      Architecture: x86-64
                   Hardware Vendor: Xen
                    Hardware Model: HVM domU
                  Firmware Version: 4.17
                     Firmware Date: Tue 2025-05-13
                      Firmware Age: 2month 2w 3d
                  
                  deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ uname -r
                  6.8.0-64-generic
                  
                  

                  LMK if there is anything else you want me to throw at it, or any other debug info you want me to get. I'm out of my depth when it comes to debugging this kind of thing.

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                    dinhngtu Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team @deefdragon
                    last edited by

                    @deefdragon How about host Xen and XAPI versions? I'm on the bleeding edge, so this may have been fixed somewhere already.

                    # unbuffer yum list installed | grep xen\\\|xapi
                    mellanox-mlnxen.x86_64            5.9_0.5.5.0-2.1.xcpng8.3    @xcp:main/$releasever
                    python2-xapi-storage.x86_64       24.19.2-1.10.xcpng8.3       @xcp-ng-testing
                    xapi-core.x86_64                  25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xapi-nbd.x86_64                   25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xapi-rrd2csv.x86_64               25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xapi-storage-script.x86_64        25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xapi-tests.x86_64                 25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xapi-xe.x86_64                    25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xcp-ng-xapi-plugins.noarch        1.12.0-1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-testing
                    xen-crashdump-analyser.x86_64     2.6.1-1.xcpng8.3            @xcp:main/$releasever
                    xen-dom0-libs.x86_64              4.17.5-15.2.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xen-dom0-tools.x86_64             4.17.5-15.2.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xen-hypervisor.x86_64             4.17.5-15.2.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xen-libs.x86_64                   4.17.5-15.2.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xen-tools.x86_64                  4.17.5-15.2.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xengt-userspace.noarch            4.0.0-1.xcpng8.3            @xcp:main/$releasever
                    xenopsd.x86_64                    25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xenopsd-cli.x86_64                25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xenopsd-xc.x86_64                 25.6.0-1.10.xcpng8.3        @xcp-ng-incoming
                    xenserver-dracut.noarch           10-2.xcpng8.3               @xcp:main/$releasever
                    xenserver-hwdata.noarch           20240411-1.xcpng8.3         @xcp:main/$releasever
                    xenserver-status-report.noarch    2.0.11-1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-ci
                    
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                      deefdragon @dinhngtu
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                      @dinhngtu

                      Only difference looks to be xen-dom0 etc. on 4.17.5-13.1.xcpng8.3 vs your 4.17.5-15.2.xcpng8.3

                      # unbuffer yum list installed | grep xen\\\|xapi
                      mellanox-mlnxen.x86_64                   5.9_0.5.5.0-2.1.xcpng8.3         @xcp:main/$releasever
                      python2-xapi-storage.x86_64              24.19.2-1.10.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xapi-core.x86_64                         25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xapi-nbd.x86_64                          25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xapi-rrd2csv.x86_64                      25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xapi-storage-script.x86_64               25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xapi-tests.x86_64                        25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xapi-xe.x86_64                           25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xcp-ng-xapi-plugins.noarch               1.12.0-1.xcpng8.3                @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xen-crashdump-analyser.x86_64            2.6.1-1.xcpng8.3                 @xcp:main/$releasever
                      xen-dom0-libs.x86_64                     4.17.5-13.1.xcpng8.3             @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xen-dom0-tools.x86_64                    4.17.5-13.1.xcpng8.3             @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xen-hypervisor.x86_64                    4.17.5-13.1.xcpng8.3             @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xen-libs.x86_64                          4.17.5-13.1.xcpng8.3             @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xen-tools.x86_64                         4.17.5-13.1.xcpng8.3             @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xengt-userspace.noarch                   4.0.0-1.xcpng8.3                 @xcp:main/$releasever
                      xenopsd.x86_64                           25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xenopsd-cli.x86_64                       25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xenopsd-xc.x86_64                        25.6.0-1.5.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                      xenserver-dracut.noarch                  10-2.xcpng8.3                    @xcp:main/$releasever
                      xenserver-hwdata.noarch                  20240411-1.xcpng8.3              @xcp:main/$releasever
                      xenserver-status-report.noarch           2.0.11-1.xcpng8.3                @xcp-ng-updates      
                      
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                        dinhngtu Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team @deefdragon
                        last edited by

                        @deefdragon Your XAPI is also lagging behind (25.6.0-1.5 vs latest 25.6.0-1.9). Could you update your pool?

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                        • TeddyAstieT Offline
                          TeddyAstie Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team Xen Guru
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                          deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ sudo cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_serial
                          0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea
                          deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ sudo cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid
                          77f4080b-1a49-82a9-23c4-d224723624ea
                          deef@k31-w-3bfbbe:~$ sudo cat /sys/hypervisor/uuid
                          0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea
                          

                          It looks like a endianness issue (0b08f477 vs 77f4080b).

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                          • TeddyAstieT Offline
                            TeddyAstie Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team Xen Guru
                            last edited by

                            @deefdragon can you provide us the output of dmidecode in the guest ?

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                              deefdragon @dinhngtu
                              last edited by

                              @dinhngtu Updated through xo. These are the current values.

                              mellanox-mlnxen.x86_64               5.9_0.5.5.0-2.1.xcpng8.3       @xcp:main/$releasever
                              python2-xapi-storage.x86_64          24.19.2-1.10.xcpng8.3          @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xapi-core.x86_64                     25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xapi-nbd.x86_64                      25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xapi-rrd2csv.x86_64                  25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xapi-storage-script.x86_64           25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xapi-tests.x86_64                    25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xapi-xe.x86_64                       25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xcp-ng-xapi-plugins.noarch           1.12.0-1.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xen-crashdump-analyser.x86_64        2.6.1-1.xcpng8.3               @xcp:main/$releasever
                              xen-dom0-libs.x86_64                 4.17.5-15.1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xen-dom0-tools.x86_64                4.17.5-15.1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xen-hypervisor.x86_64                4.17.5-15.1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xen-libs.x86_64                      4.17.5-15.1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xen-tools.x86_64                     4.17.5-15.1.xcpng8.3           @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xengt-userspace.noarch               4.0.0-1.xcpng8.3               @xcp:main/$releasever
                              xenopsd.x86_64                       25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xenopsd-cli.x86_64                   25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xenopsd-xc.x86_64                    25.6.0-1.9.xcpng8.3            @xcp-ng-updates      
                              xenserver-dracut.noarch              10-2.xcpng8.3                  @xcp:main/$releasever
                              xenserver-hwdata.noarch              20240411-1.xcpng8.3            @xcp:main/$releasever
                              xenserver-status-report.noarch       2.0.11-1.xcpng8.3              @xcp-ng-updates      
                              
                              

                              Gave one of the VMs a reboot and got the same result as previous.

                              Full DMI Decode as requested @TeddyAstie

                              # dmidecode
                              # dmidecode 3.5
                              Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
                              SMBIOS 2.8 present.
                              19 structures occupying 691 bytes.
                              Table at 0xEE6FC000.
                              
                              Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
                              BIOS Information
                              	Vendor: Xen
                              	Version: 4.17
                              	Release Date: 07/10/2025
                              	Address: 0xE8000
                              	Runtime Size: 96 kB
                              	ROM Size: 64 kB
                              	Characteristics:
                              		PCI is supported
                              		EDD is supported
                              		Targeted content distribution is supported
                              	BIOS Revision: 4.17
                              
                              Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
                              System Information
                              	Manufacturer: Xen
                              	Product Name: HVM domU
                              	Version: 4.17
                              	Serial Number: 0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea
                              	UUID: 77f4080b-1a49-82a9-23c4-d224723624ea
                              	Wake-up Type: Power Switch
                              	SKU Number: Not Specified
                              	Family: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0300, DMI type 3, 21 bytes
                              Chassis Information
                              	Manufacturer: Xen
                              	Type: Other
                              	Lock: Not Present
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Boot-up State: Safe
                              	Power Supply State: Safe
                              	Thermal State: Safe
                              	Security Status: Unknown
                              	OEM Information: 0x00000000
                              	Height: Unspecified
                              	Number Of Power Cords: Unspecified
                              	Contained Elements: 0
                              
                              Handle 0x0401, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
                              Processor Information
                              	Socket Designation: CPU 1
                              	Type: Central Processor
                              	Family: Other
                              	Manufacturer: Intel
                              	ID: F1 06 04 00 FF FB CB 0F
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Voltage: Unknown
                              	External Clock: Unknown
                              	Max Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Current Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Status: Populated, Enabled
                              	Upgrade: Other
                              	L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0402, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
                              Processor Information
                              	Socket Designation: CPU 2
                              	Type: Central Processor
                              	Family: Other
                              	Manufacturer: Intel
                              	ID: F1 06 04 00 FF FB CB 0F
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Voltage: Unknown
                              	External Clock: Unknown
                              	Max Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Current Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Status: Populated, Enabled
                              	Upgrade: Other
                              	L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0403, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
                              Processor Information
                              	Socket Designation: CPU 3
                              	Type: Central Processor
                              	Family: Other
                              	Manufacturer: Intel
                              	ID: F1 06 04 00 FF FB CB 0F
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Voltage: Unknown
                              	External Clock: Unknown
                              	Max Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Current Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Status: Populated, Enabled
                              	Upgrade: Other
                              	L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0404, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
                              Processor Information
                              	Socket Designation: CPU 4
                              	Type: Central Processor
                              	Family: Other
                              	Manufacturer: Intel
                              	ID: F1 06 04 00 FF FB CB 0F
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Voltage: Unknown
                              	External Clock: Unknown
                              	Max Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Current Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Status: Populated, Enabled
                              	Upgrade: Other
                              	L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0405, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
                              Processor Information
                              	Socket Designation: CPU 5
                              	Type: Central Processor
                              	Family: Other
                              	Manufacturer: Intel
                              	ID: F1 06 04 00 FF FB CB 0F
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Voltage: Unknown
                              	External Clock: Unknown
                              	Max Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Current Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Status: Populated, Enabled
                              	Upgrade: Other
                              	L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0406, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
                              Processor Information
                              	Socket Designation: CPU 6
                              	Type: Central Processor
                              	Family: Other
                              	Manufacturer: Intel
                              	ID: F1 06 04 00 FF FB CB 0F
                              	Version: Not Specified
                              	Voltage: Unknown
                              	External Clock: Unknown
                              	Max Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Current Speed: 2100 MHz
                              	Status: Populated, Enabled
                              	Upgrade: Other
                              	L1 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L2 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x0B00, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
                              OEM Strings
                              	String 1: Xen
                              	String 2: MS_VM_CERT/SHA1/bdbeb6e0a816d43fa6d3fe8aaef04c2bad9d3e3d
                              
                              Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
                              Physical Memory Array
                              	Location: Other
                              	Use: System Memory
                              	Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
                              	Maximum Capacity: 24568 MB
                              	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
                              	Number Of Devices: 2
                              
                              Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
                              Memory Device
                              	Array Handle: 0x1000
                              	Error Information Handle: 0x0000
                              	Total Width: 64 bits
                              	Data Width: 64 bits
                              	Size: 16 GB
                              	Form Factor: DIMM
                              	Set: None
                              	Locator: DIMM 0
                              	Bank Locator: Not Specified
                              	Type: RAM
                              	Type Detail: None
                              	Speed: Unknown
                              	Manufacturer: Not Specified
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x1300, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
                              Memory Array Mapped Address
                              	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
                              	Ending Address: 0x003FFFFFFFF
                              	Range Size: 16 GB
                              	Physical Array Handle: 0x1000
                              	Partition Width: 1
                              
                              Handle 0x1400, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
                              Memory Device Mapped Address
                              	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
                              	Ending Address: 0x003FFFFFFFF
                              	Range Size: 16 GB
                              	Physical Device Handle: 0x1100
                              	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1300
                              	Partition Row Position: 1
                              
                              Handle 0x1101, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
                              Memory Device
                              	Array Handle: 0x1000
                              	Error Information Handle: 0x0000
                              	Total Width: 64 bits
                              	Data Width: 64 bits
                              	Size: 8184 MB
                              	Form Factor: DIMM
                              	Set: None
                              	Locator: DIMM 1
                              	Bank Locator: Not Specified
                              	Type: RAM
                              	Type Detail: None
                              	Speed: Unknown
                              	Manufacturer: Not Specified
                              	Serial Number: Not Specified
                              	Asset Tag: Not Specified
                              	Part Number: Not Specified
                              
                              Handle 0x1301, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
                              Memory Array Mapped Address
                              	Starting Address: 0x00400000000
                              	Ending Address: 0x005FF7FFFFF
                              	Range Size: 8184 MB
                              	Physical Array Handle: 0x1000
                              	Partition Width: 1
                              
                              Handle 0x1401, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
                              Memory Device Mapped Address
                              	Starting Address: 0x00400000000
                              	Ending Address: 0x005FF7FFFFF
                              	Range Size: 8184 MB
                              	Physical Device Handle: 0x1101
                              	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1301
                              	Partition Row Position: 1
                              
                              Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes
                              System Boot Information
                              	Status: No errors detected
                              
                              Handle 0xFEFF, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
                              End Of Table
                              
                              
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                                deefdragon
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                                Out of curiosity, I dumped the DMI into a bin and opened it up in a hex editor.

                                I am seeing ASCII of the ID, but also a variant encoded in binary. In both cases, its formatted as 0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea.

                                I believe the ASCII version is the one that gets populated into the serial number as it comes after ASCII encoded versions of the 3 lines above it in the decode.

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                                  @deefdragon said in VM UUID via dmidecode does not match VM ID in xen-orchestra:

                                  Out of curiosity, I dumped the DMI into a bin and opened it up in a hex editor.

                                  I am seeing ASCII of the ID, but also a variant encoded in binary. In both cases, its formatted as 0b08f477-491a-a982-23c4-d224723624ea.

                                  I believe the ASCII version is the one that gets populated into the serial number as it comes after ASCII encoded versions of the 3 lines above it in the decode.

                                  In SMBIOS 2.8, the UUID is supposed to be encoded in little endian (i.e Microsoft GUID). Yet it is put as big endian instead. So when Linux generates the UUID string from the SMBIOS table, it is considered as little endian which causes this mismatch.

                                  SMBIOS 2.4 is supposed to be used (which appears to be using big endian UUIDs), but for some reason, something in XCP-ng UEFI supports forces it to be SMBIOS 2.8.

                                  So the binary UUID is the same, just that it is interpreted with a different endianness due to accidental format change.

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