Host ID in Solaris Machine


 
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Old 05-21-2010
Host ID in Solaris Machine

Hi,

On doing reinstallation of Solaris 10 OS, does an existing host id change?

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Thiru
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Old 05-21-2010
No, it does not change.

The hostid is stored in the NVRAM and identifies the machine, not the OS installation.
 
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