VMUtils - Global

The VMUtils script include provides methods for discovery and provisioning of virtual machines.

This script include is available in server-side scripts to convert between UUID and Correlation ID formats.

VMUtils - turnCorrelationIdToUuid(String correlationId)

Converts a correlation ID into a UUID for a virtual machine in the ServiceNow system.

表 : 1. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
correlationId	String	The correlation ID to convert

表 : 2. Returns

Type	Description
String	The UUID, or an empty string if invalid.

gs.info(VMUtils.turnCorrelationIdToUuid('42 10 82 82 62 35 ca 68-b5 1c 1e f8 5c 0a 0d 5b'));

Output:

42108282-6235-ca68-b51c-1ef85c0a0d5b

VMUtils - turnUuidToCorrelationId(String uuid)

Converts a WMware universal unique identifier (UUID) to a format that matches the original format in the ServiceNow system.

vCenter works with UUIDs where the ESXi Linux console worked with this format.

表 : 3. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
uuid	String	The UUID to convert.

表 : 4. Returns

Type	Description
String	The identifier converted to the ServiceNow format.

gs.info(VMUtils.turnUuidToCorrelationId('13eb78d0-d504-11e1-9b23-0800200c9a66'));

Output:

13 eb 78 d0 d5 04 11 e1-9b 23 08 00 20 0c 9a 66