ESXi UUID Mismatch Error Fix — Full Restore Guide (Real CLI Steps + Working Solution)
This video shows you how to fix the UUID mismatch error on a VMware ESXi host when restoring from a backup bundle. This tutorial is built for U.S. sysadmins, VMware engineers, datacenter admins, and enterprise support teams facing config-restore issues.
What You’ll Learn
• Why ESXi throws a UUID mismatch fault during restore
• How to diagnose the issue using hostd.log
• How to extract and modify the manifest.txt file
• How to safely recreate the configBundle.tgz with corrected UUID
• Running the final restore + validation after reboot
• Best-practices to avoid restore failures in the future
Timestamps
00:00 — Overview
00:10 — Why ESXi Shows UUID Mismatch
00:30 — Uploading Config Bundle
01:00 — Checking hostd.log
01:30 — Extracting configBundle.tgz
02:10 — Editing manifest.txt UUID
02:40 — Re-packing the bundle
03:10 — Restoring the ESXi config
03:30 — Host reboot + verification
04:00 — Final notes + best practices
Who This Video Helps
• U.S. VMware & ESXi administrators
• Datacenter + enterprise virtualization teams
• NOC & on-call engineers
• Anyone maintaining ESXi backup/restore procedures
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