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# sk174523 - How to confirm the MAC Address of the Maestro Orchestrator matches the MAC Address on the shipping sticker

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk174523 |
| Date Created | 2021-07-16 |
| Last Modified | 2021-07-18 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Solution

Follow these steps to confirm the MAC Address of the Maestro Orchestrator matches the MAC Address on the shipping sticker:

### On the shipping sticker:

Get the MAC Address from the "**MAC:**" field on the sticker.

### On the Maestro Orchestrator:

1. Connect to the command line on the Orchestrator.
2. Log in to the Expert mode.
3. Get the hardware UUID:  
   `dmidecode | grep UUID`
4. In the output line, take the 12 digits from the right.
5. In these 12 digits, insert the colon (:) character after each 2 digits.

Example:

1. Get the hardware UUID:

   ```
   # dmidecode | grep UUID
           UUID: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-1234567890AB
   ```

2. In the 12 digits from the right, insert the colon (:) character after each 2 digits:

   ```
   12:34:56:78:90:AB
   ```

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