Bug 1327846 – [RFE] Q35: Support booting virtual machines via UEFI

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Bug 1327846 - [RFE] Q35: Support booting virtual machines via UEFI

Summary:	[RFE] Q35: Support booting virtual machines via UEFI

Status:	POST

Aliases:	None

Product:	ovirt-distribution
Classification:	oVirt
Component:	RFEs (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	4.0.0
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	high Severity medium (vote)
Target Milestone:	ovirt-4.3.0
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Shmuel Melamud
QA Contact:	Nisim Simsolo
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Keywords:	FutureFeature

Depends On:	oVirt_Q35_tech_preview_support 1365938
Blocks:	1509931 1532969 1613496
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Reported:	2016-04-16 15:21 EDT by Neal Gompa
Modified:	2018-10-03 07:48 EDT (History)
CC List:	12 users (show)

See Also:	1325023
Fixed In Version:
Doc Type:	Enhancement
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Clones:	1532969 1613496 (view as bug list)
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Type:	Bug
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oVirt Team:	Virt
RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Flags:	rule-engine: ovirt‑4.3? mtessun: planning_ack+ michal.skrivanek: devel_ack+ rule-engine: testing_ack?

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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
oVirt gerrit	89965	master	MERGED	core: Add bios_type field to vm_static	2018-04-25 06:04 EDT
oVirt gerrit	90181	master	MERGED	core: Use chipset from biosType	2018-04-29 10:37 EDT
oVirt gerrit	91357	master	MERGED	core: BiosType FeatureSupported added	2018-05-21 07:47 EDT
oVirt gerrit	91358	master	MERGED	webadmin: BIOS Type in VM editing dialog	2018-06-06 09:51 EDT
oVirt gerrit	92402	master	MERGED	core: Add biosType to OVF	2018-06-26 13:08 EDT
oVirt gerrit	92409	master	MERGED	core: Backend validation of biosType	2018-07-02 04:42 EDT
oVirt gerrit	92410	master	MERGED	core: Better descriptions for BIOS types	2018-07-08 05:16 EDT
oVirt gerrit	92419	master	MERGED	core: Libvirt XML changes for UEFI	2018-07-17 07:21 EDT
oVirt gerrit	92423	master	MERGED	Added BiosType enum and biosType property to VmBase.	2018-07-18 04:31 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93034	master	MERGED	core: Use biosType to select emulated machine type	2018-08-02 06:52 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93105	master	MERGED	restapi: Update to model 4.3.14	2018-07-19 06:31 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93183	master	MERGED	restapi: VmBase.biosType mapping	2018-08-15 05:13 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93280	master	MERGED	Move biosType from VmBase to Bios.	2018-07-26 04:51 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93603	master	MERGED	restapi: Update to model 4.3.15	2018-08-09 06:35 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93699	master	MERGED	core: fix detection of emulated machine with bios type q35	2018-08-14 07:31 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93700	master	MERGED	core: cleanup in EmulatedMachineUtils	2018-08-14 07:31 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93701	master	MERGED	core: fix log of exceptional emulated machine selection	2018-08-14 07:32 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93739	master	MERGED	core: fix q35 settings in libvirt xml	2018-08-15 05:00 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93740	master	MERGED	core: clear device address when bios chipset is changed	2018-08-15 05:00 EDT
oVirt gerrit	93741	master	MERGED	core: remove unmanaged devices when bios chipset type changes	2018-08-19 06:38 EDT

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Description Neal Gompa 2016-04-16 15:21:41 EDT

Description of problem:
Currently, oVirt only supports booting virtual machines via BIOS. However, UEFI is the newer, more modern way to initialize a system. Additionally, now that the licensing for the UEFI firmware is fully Free, a firmware package can be included to make this work.

Please add support for booting via UEFI in oVirt 4.0.0.

Comment 1 Michal Skrivanek 2016-04-18 06:45:31 EDT

we will build UEFI (and secure boot) on top of q35 chipset, tracked in bug 1301111.
This would likely be TestOnly once it's implemented. Will keep open and revisit this bug once we get closer

Comment 3 Ludek Finstrle 2017-07-13 03:35:38 EDT

Is there some progress. I see it as a blocker for my usecase.

Comment 4 Michal Skrivanek 2017-07-20 10:22:16 EDT

(In reply to Ludek Finstrle from comment #3)
> Is there some progress. I see it as a blocker for my usecase.

Not much progress yet. There are more details in devel card https://trello.com/c/jIJRQw3z

Comment 5 Red Hat Bugzilla Rules Engine 2018-05-21 03:51:29 EDT

This request has been proposed for two releases. This is invalid flag usage. The ovirt-future release flag has been cleared. If you wish to change the release flag, you must clear one release flag and then set the other release flag to ?.

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