README
Solaris[TM] Operating System
Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.4.1
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Welcome to the Hardware Certification Test Suite (HCTS), Release 2.4.1,
for the Solaris Operating System.  This README provides the following
HCTS information:

  o Description of the HCTS 2.4.1 application
  o Documentation 
  o System requirements
  o Installation instructions
  o Certification process
  o Contact information

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Description 
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This test suite enables independent hardware vendors (IHVs), hardware
manufacturers, system integrators, and end users to certify their systems
for use with the Solaris OS.  Hardware certification services are available
for the Solaris 9 OS and update releases and for the Solaris 10 OS and
update releases.

Systems and controllers can be certified at one of two levels.  All 
hardware that passes Level 1 or Level 2 certification is eligible to be 
included in the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) at 
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/.

IHVs, system manufacturers, system integrators, and end users perform their
own testing.  

Once the HCTS gathers information about the test system and verifies that
the system meets minimum system requirements (sysinfo), the tests are run.

  o If IPv6 is enabled, Level 1 System Certification runs for approximately
    19.5 hours. If IPv6 is not enabled, Level 1 System Certification runs
    for approximately 11.5 hours.

  o If IPv6 is enabled, Level 2 System Certification runs for approximately
    47.5 hours (two days). If IPv6 is not enabled, Level 2 System Certification
    runs for approximately 41.5 hours.

  o If IPv6 is enabled, Level 1 Motherboard Certification runs for
    approximately 19 hours. If IPv6 is not enabled, Level 1 Motherboard
    Certification runs for approximately 11 hours.

  o If IPv6 is enabled, Level 2 Motherboard Certification runs for
    approximately 47 hours (two days). If IPv6 is not enabled, Level 2
    Motherboard Certification runs for approximately 41 hours.

  o Level 1 Controller Certification runs for at least 2 hours: 

    o USB Storage Test runs for 2 hours.
    o Fibre Channel, RAID, SATA, and SCSI testing runs for 4 hours.
    o If IPv6 is enabled, Level 1 Network Certification runs for 12 hours.
      If IPv6 is not enabled, Level 1 Network Certification runs for 4 hours.
    o Serial I/O testing runs for 6 hours.

  o Level 2 Controller Certification runs for at least 15 hours: 
    
    o USB storage testing runs for 15 hours.
    o Serial I/O testing runs for 24 hours.
    o SCSI testing runs for 21 hours.
    o Fibre Channel, RAID, and SATA testing runs for 21 hours.
    o If IPv6 is enabled, Level 2 Network Certification runs for 20 hours.
      If IPv6 is not enabled, Level 2 Network Certification runs for 14 hours.

Vendors and customers then submit the test results to Sun for audit.

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Documentation 
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Documentation is supplied within the online help facility of the 
HCTS application.  In addition to the online help, a number of guides, 
test plans, and test ReadMes are provided.

These documents can be accessed from the following locations in the 
/opt/SUNWhcts/docs directory on the test system:  

  o guides/installation.html
  o guides/user_guide.html
  o TestPlans/
  o ReadMes/

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System Requirements
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See the Installation Guide at /opt/SUNWhcts/docs/guides/installation.html
for specific hardware and software requirements.

o Solaris OS

  Prior to installing the HCTS 2.4.1 application, you must obtain, install,
  and configure the Solaris OS on the system under test.

o Network Connectivity

  You must install the Solaris OS on two machines (the test manager system
  and the system under test) because the Hardware Certification Test
  procedures require network testing. Both systems must be on a private
  network and must be running the same version of the Solaris OS.

  Note:  If you are performing storage testing, only one machine is
  required.

o Browser

  The HCTS 2.4.1 application requires that you run one of the following
  browsers:
     
     o Mozilla 1.4 or higher
     o Netscape 7
     o Netscape 4.7 or higher (for use with the Solaris 9 OS)

o Security Issues

  The certification process must be carried out on a nonproduction system
  on a private network because the process opens up security on the test
  systems.
  
  Note:  You are strongly recommended to reinstall your systems before
         using them for other work because of this security issue.

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Installation        
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Extracting the tar file creates a directory called hcts.2.4.1.
This hcts.2.4.1 directory contains the following files:

o install.hcts script
o uninstall.hcts script
o hcts.2.4.1.README
o hcts.2.4.1.ReleaseNotes
o SUNWhcts package
o SUNWstaf package
o SUNWxorg-demo package

Note:  Before installing the HCTS 2.4.1 packages, remove any previous
       versions of the HCTS on the system.

See the Installation Guide at /opt/SUNWhcts/docs/guides/installation.html
for specific install and uninstall procedures.

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Certification Process
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Once you have tested your hardware and it has completed the certification 
tests, click Copy Test Results to copy the test results to a diskette or 
to a location on your system.  

Note: If the results are copied to a location on your system, you must supply
      a full path name for each test run.  The HCTS will tar the logs and final
      reports into one compressed tar archive file named one of the following:
      
      o SC.L#.summary.tar.z 
        or
      o CC.L#.summary.tar.z
      
      CC indicates that it is a Controller Certification and SC indicates it
      is a System Certification.  L# is the certification level you chose 
      for the test.  
  
Use the submission checklist on the
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts website to submit your results to Sun
for audit.

Sun will make a reasonable effort to list your hardware in the HCL.

Note:  Reinstall your system after you run the HCTS.

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Contact Information 
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If you have general questions or suggestions about the certification
program, send email to hcts-interest@sun.com.


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