Initiating secure boot from z/VM

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z/VM guest secure boot is supported for SCSI and ECKD DASD devices.

Before you begin

For secure boot of z/VM guests, you need the following:

Procedure

  • In CP, enter the following commands to boot from a SCSI device.
    For example:
    SET LOADDEV SCSI DEVICE 7412 SECURE
SET LOADDEV PORT 50050763 00c20b8e LUN 52410000 00000000
IPL LOADDEV
    where the SCSI device is defined by:
    • Device number of the FCP device that is used, for example, 0.0.7412
    • FCP port number 50050763 00c20b8e
    • FCP logical unit number (LUN) 52410000 00000000
  • To boot from an ECKD DASD device, enter the following commands.
    For example:
    SET LOADDEV ECKD DEVICE 7e78 SECURE
IPL LOADDEV
    where 7e78 denotes the device number of the DASD.