diff --git a/roles/powerflex_sdc/defaults/main.yml b/roles/powerflex_sdc/defaults/main.yml
index 5801c0c..fc23921 100644
--- a/roles/powerflex_sdc/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/powerflex_sdc/defaults/main.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ powerflex_sdc_name: sdc_test
 powerflex_sdc_performance_profile: Compact
 file_glob_name: sdc
 i_am_sure: 1
-powerflex_sdc_esxi_guid: "d422ecab-af6f-4e0c-a059-333ac89cfb42"
 powerflex_role_environment:
diff --git a/roles/powerflex_sdc/tasks/register_esxi_sdc.yml b/roles/powerflex_sdc/tasks/register_esxi_sdc.yml
index 0b06fc8..52a8004 100644
--- a/roles/powerflex_sdc/tasks/register_esxi_sdc.yml
+++ b/roles/powerflex_sdc/tasks/register_esxi_sdc.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 ---
+- name: Generating random GUID
+  register: powerflex_sdc_esxi_guid
+  ansible.builtin.shell: >
+    uuidgen
+  changed_when: powerflex_sdc_esxi_guid.rc == 0
+
 - name: Register SDC and Set MDM IP addresses
   register: powerflex_sdc_register_set_sdc_mdm
   ansible.builtin.shell: >
-    esxcli system module parameters set -m scini -p "IoctlIniGuidStr={{ powerflex_sdc_esxi_guid }}
+    esxcli system module parameters set -m scini -p "IoctlIniGuidStr={{ powerflex_sdc_esxi_guid.stdout }}
     IoctlMdmIPStr={{ powerflex_sdc_mdm_ips }} bBlkDevIsPdlActive=1 blkDevPdlTimeoutMillis=60000"
   changed_when: powerflex_sdc_register_set_sdc_mdm.rc == 0