How to prevent duplicate of replaced systems in Hybrid Cloud Console Inventory ?

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Issue

If a RHEL system is cloned or templated after it has already been registered to Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM) or Red Hat Insights, the cloned system inherits the existing Insights Machine-id file, stored at:

/etc/insights-client/machine-id
  • During registration:
    • Subscription-manager register generates a new system UUID
    • The inherited Insights Machine-id is not automatically regenerated
    • Multiple systems may report using the same identity values

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v 10
  • Certificate Based Registration
    • Hybrid Cloud Console
    • Red Hat Customer Portal
    • Red Hat Network Portal
    • Red Hat Subscription Management)

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