---
title: "Set-VBRVmBiosUuid"
description: "This cmdlet modifies the BIOS UUIDs of existing VM entries within the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database based on information from the specified vCenter. BIOS UUIDs will not be modified if they are already up to date."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/set-vbrvmbiosuuid.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam VM Migrator > Set-VBRVmBiosUuid"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBRVmBiosUuid

## Short Description
Collects MORef IDs.

**Platform**: VMware

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Set-VBRVmBiosUuid -VCenterName <String> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies the BIOS UUIDs of existing VM entries within the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database based on information from the specified vCenter.

BIOS UUIDs will not be modified if they are already up to date.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">VCenterName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies VMware vCenter name which VMs MORef IDs you want to collect.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns VMs MORef IDs of the specified VMware vCenter.

## Examples

::: example
### Collecting VMs MORef IDs

This example shows how to collect MORef IDs of VMs stored in VMware vCenter named `vcenter70`.

```
Set-VBRVmBiosUuid -VCenterName "vcenter70"
```

:::