qeth.aafb9d <bus ID of the qeth device>: MAC address <first token of the MAC-address>.2x:<second token of the MAC-address>.2x:<third token of the MAC-address>.2x:<fourth token of the MAC-address>.2x:<fifth token of the MAC-address>.2x:<sixth token of the MAC-address>.2x is not authorized

Explanation

This qeth device is a virtual network interface card (NIC), to which z/VM® has already assigned a MAC address. z/VM MAC address verification does not allow you to change this predefined address.

User response

None; use the MAC address that has been assigned by z/VM.

Severity

Warning