Error:
Cannot register the hard disk ‘*.vdi’ {UUID_UUID_SAME} because a hard disk ‘*.vdi’ with UUID {UUID_SAME} already exists.
Cause:
OIM VirtualBox Hard Disk (.vdi file) with UUID {92957aa4-0f2b-4b4b-be1e-23db8e47393c} already exists, and trying to add another OPAM or OAM VirtualBox Hard Disk (.vdi file) with the same UUID {92957aa4-0f2b-4b4b-be1e-23db8e47393c}.
It is due to the fact that OIM VDI file was cloned or copied to be used as OPAM or OAM VDI.
Solution:
- Open ‘Command Prompt’ run as ‘Administrator’
- cd C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
- run the command: VBoxManage.exe internalcommands sethduuid “<Location of Existing Hard Disk>.vdi
- Copy the newly changed UUID – 635c3815-d489-47fb-90ab-9b0400a323be
- Open the .vbox file located at C:\Users\rajes\VirtualBox VMs\OIMVBImage11.1.2.3
- Replace old UUID with new UUID (from step 4) – <HardDisk uuid=”{635c3815-d489-47fb-90ab-9b0400a323be}”
- Close the VirtualBox and open again, so that it can refer the new VDI UUID.
- Add new VDI file, there will not be any error, as the conflict got resolved once you changed the UUID to new one.
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