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FEATURE REQUEST - identify VM using InstanceUUID

We have VMAN 8.3.1 and the VM are identified with the UUID. Unfortunatly this ID could be not unique and as such is definitively not a valid ID.

We are integration with multiple other product wich does not rely on the UUID however on the InstanceUUID.

VMware recommands to use other ID and the InstanceUUID seems to be a more valid ID.

Source:

Uniquely Identifying Virtual Machines in vSphere and vCloud Part 1: Overview - VMware vSphere Blog

The instanceUuid is a new property that was introduced in the vSphere 4.0 API to provide an easy way to uniquely identify a VM. Previous to this, the BIOS uuid of a VM was being used to identify a VM, but it was not always guaranteed to be unique and hence a vCenter specific UUID was created.

Can you add the polling of this specific "new" ID so that we can use it in our integration and successfully identify uniquely our VM ?

Cheers