Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- VMware ESX
- Hyper-V
Issue
- How to subscribe VMware guest running on ESX or ESXi to Red Hat Virtual Datacenter subscription.
- How to subscribe Hyper-V guest to Red Hat Virtual Datacenter subscription.
- How to register systems using the Virtual Data Center subscription.
Resolution
- Updated information and resolutions are maintained at: Using RHEL subscriptions (2013 packaging): Scenario 5 - Virtual Datacenter
- Official Documentation is available at: Virtual Instance Guide
Diagnostic Steps
Example:
https://<host>/mob/?moid=ha%2dhost&doPath=hardware%2esystemInfo
uuid string "5e5bca01-183f-e011-8f3c-0013d4d9c9f6" <------- this is UUID of esxi.
* RHEV-M virtual host's UUID:
https://<rhevm host>/api/hosts
<host href="/api/hosts/8adb9352-c37f-11e2-9b45-525400748d70" id="8adb9352-c37f-11e2-9b45-525400748d70">
----> ID is UUID.
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