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Old 07-05-2008, 12:27 PM   #1
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uuid of a disk

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which factors determine the uuid of a disk?
does the uuid of a disk store in the disk itself?
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:46 PM   #2
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Yes, it is stored in the disk itself.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUID
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