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Unique VM identifier - UUID in NetBox #1965

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opened 2025-12-29 17:20:58 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
adam commented 2025-12-29 17:20:58 +01:00
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Originally created by @vzaletny on GitHub (Aug 22, 2018).

Hello.

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  • Python version: 2.7.5
  • NetBox version: 2.4.3

Proposed Functionality

Add unique identifier field "UUID" for VMs such as a serial number for devices.

Use Case

There are huge CRUD operations on a daily basis with VMs running on virtualization platform and it would be nice to synchronize all changes made on it to NetBox, but after rename or recreate VM there is no way to match instance in NetBox and virtualization platform.
I know about custom fields for storing VMware VM UUID, but that is not so convenient to operate and they are not unique.

Database Changes

Add UUID field for VM object to store unique value sach as "42381b9f-36aa-af15-49f9-23f8634bd0a7".
It's 36 characters - 32 hex digits + 4 dashes.

External Dependencies

I don't know.

Thanks.

Originally created by @vzaletny on GitHub (Aug 22, 2018). Hello. ### Environment * Python version: 2.7.5 * NetBox version: 2.4.3 ### Proposed Functionality Add unique identifier field "UUID" for VMs such as a serial number for devices. ### Use Case There are huge CRUD operations on a daily basis with VMs running on virtualization platform and it would be nice to synchronize all changes made on it to NetBox, but after rename or recreate VM there is no way to match instance in NetBox and virtualization platform. I know about custom fields for storing VMware VM UUID, but that is not so convenient to operate and they are not unique. ### Database Changes Add UUID field for VM object to store unique value sach as "42381b9f-36aa-af15-49f9-23f8634bd0a7". It's 36 characters - 32 hex digits + 4 dashes. ### External Dependencies I don't know. Thanks.
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adam commented 2025-12-29 17:20:59 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2018):

If you're populating the UUID from an external system, a custom field will work fine. If you need to obtain a unique ID for each VM from NetBox, use the VM's integer primary key (the id field from the API object).

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2018): If you're populating the UUID from an external system, a custom field will work fine. If you need to obtain a unique ID for each VM from NetBox, use the VM's integer primary key (the `id` field from the API object).
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