Importing key bundles

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After ordering and installing the IBM Secure Execution for Linux feature you can import key bundles, if none are installed.

About this task

You need to import keys only once, because keys are reimported with any initial microcode load (IML). To import a key bundle, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Log in to the SE or HMC using an ID with sufficient permissions.
  2. Open the System Details task to the Instance Information tab
  3. Click the Manage button next to Secure Execution for Linux
  4. On the Manage Secure Execution Keys panel, if Host key shows Not Installed, click the Update button. See Figure 1.
    Do not change the bundle file names.

    You can import one key bundle at a time, from either an FTP server or a removable-media device.

    Figure 1. HMC showing how to import a key bundle
    An HMC screen with the Secure Execution for Linux feature highlighted by an oval.