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Update from customer, "Currently not strict, but we're getting a lot more scrutiny on it from security hence the inquiry. We'll probably move to k8s if we do production and purchase the licenses, so it'll be moot for us"
Currently, our OVAs use Legacy BIOS because VMware defaults Linux VMs (such as RHEL or ‘Other Linux 64-bit’) to BIOS for compatibility. UEFI is technically possible, but it requires significant engineering changes. For context, VMware defaults UEFI only for Windows 11 and similar OS, while Linux defaults to BIOS unless manually changed. Alternatively, Kubernetes-based deployment avoids BIOS/UEFI concerns, though it introduces additional setup requirements.
Customer clarified that this is a Security checkbox for them, primarily. They have a secureboot requirement.
Confirmed that the RHEL-based OVA for v8.17.0 is also set to "legacy BIOS" instead of EUFI. Please update both the RHEL and Rocky Linux images from BIOS to EUFI.
presumably the RHEL OVA is also legacy BIOS based... it should also be upgraded to EUFI