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TedH256
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Expert

VM name uniqueness - at datacenter level?

Is it possible to have "same names" Virtual Machines within a datacenter?

So, for example - a vm named "sql1" running on host1 in cluster1 and then a DIFFERENT VM named "sql1" running on, say, host 2 in cluster 2?

Where and how is VM name uniqueness enforced?

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Troy_Clavell
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the uniqueness is enforced at the vCenter level.  All objects have to have a unique name.