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CID (Composit Host Identity) fixed?

Hello to all,
for my CAD programm Siemens check the CID, which must be figured out with a programm called "getcid.exe". No problem to do this. My question is: Can this CID be relied upon to be constant over several years? If not, there are high fees for me to reactivate the CAD license after CID changes.

https://support.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/license/license_faq.pdf

Many thanks´ for anybodies feedback.
Rgards, Edwin

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I need more details to help direct this question to the right team. Can you please share which Azure services/products are you using? Are you using Azure dedicated host? Please share what you are trying to achieve and the end goal. Thanks.

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Hi @Edwin-8454 ,

Azure does support Virtual Machine Unique ID's. The Unique VM ID will not change unless the VM is re-created into a new instance like a Disk Snapshot.

For Windows you can run:

 $computerSystemProduct = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_ComputerSystemProduct -namespace root\CIMV2
    
 'BIOS GUID:             "{0}"' -f $computerSystemProduct.UUID

Return Example:

 'BIOS GUID: "BC5BCA47-A882-4096-BB2D-D76E6C170534"

I also checked the Siemen's Support Docs, and they show using Azure VM's UUID in their Licensing Guide: https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/data_services/resources/nx/11.0.1/nx_help/custom/en_US/ugslicensing/SPLMLicensing_user_guide.pdf

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Hi Christopher, many thanks´ for your great help!

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