On 12/12/12 01:36, Kevin O'Connor wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 05:16:40PM +0100, Laszlo Ersek wrote: >> There are users who would like to see the UUID at startup, and it probably >> won't bother others. >> >> Related RHBZ: 876250. > > Out of curiosity, why do they want to see the UUID?
I've received permission from our customer to respond with their words verbatim: > What are the business requirements: > > Need to provide SMBIOS GUID (uuid in RHEV) to desktop engineers > responsible for building Windows virtual desktops on RHEV-D, using > Microsoft SCCM (PXE boot, "bare metal" install of OS). They have > access to the guests via user portal and are accustomed to obtaining > this information in the BIOS POST screen upon startup (as in the case > of VWware VMs and physical desktop PCs). They do not have access to or > familiarity with REST API or gPXE command line interface. > > What are the functional requirements: > > Have the BIOS of guests display the SMBIOS GUID (a.k.a. uuid) at POST, > as this is expected behavior on a real PC. We want to use the same > process for building PCs on VMs as we do for building them on physical > hardware, taking advantage of existing infrastructure and skill sets. Thank you for considering the series. Laszlo _______________________________________________ SeaBIOS mailing list SeaBIOS@seabios.org http://www.seabios.org/mailman/listinfo/seabios
