Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.4.1 User's Guide

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# Certifying Systems

This chapter gives step-by-step instructions on how to use HCTS to certify a system or a motherboard.

## Certifying a System

HCTS System Certification enables you to certify your entire system for use with the Solaris OS. The HCTS application tests many devices on your system, such as the CD-ROM, the disk drive, and the CPU. To certify a system, you must first certify every disk, network, and video controller in the system. Each controller must work with an existing Solaris OS driver or with a driver that is certified by Sun.

Note - If you use a third-party driver, make sure the driver is the same data model as the kernel. Make sure you have a 32-bit driver if you are certifying on a 32-bit system. Make sure you have a 64-bit driver if you are certifying on a 64-bit system.

If you certify your system at Level 2, you can use Level 1 to certify an upgrade to that same system. The upgraded system that you certify at Level 1 will be listed at Certification Level 2 on the HCL. An example of an upgraded system is the same system with a minor configuration change such as increased CPU speed, more CPUs, or more memory.

The following procedure shows how to use HCTS to certify your system. Select the Help button in HCTS for more specific information.

1. Make sure your system meets the general hardware and software requirements for all certifications stated in the Hardware Certification Test Suite Installation Guide and the specific requirements for system certifications stated in the Systems Hardware Certification Level 1 Test Plan and the Systems Hardware Certification Level 2 Test Plan. Make sure you do the "Test Network Setup" required for level 1 or level 2 certification.

2. Successfully complete all manual tests required for the hardware and certification level you are testing:

   - System, Level 1 Manual Tests

   - System, Level 2 Manual Tests

3. Review the tests that will be performed during this automated portion of HCTS testing:

   - System, Level 1 Automated Tests

   - System, Level 2 Automated Tests

4. Start HCTS as described in Starting the HCTS Application.

5. On the Start Page, click the Systems Certification button.

   Figure 2-1 HCTS Start Page

6. On the System Certification screen, select either Level 1 or Level 2 from the pull-down menu.

7. Select the System button.

   Figure 2-2 System Certification Screen with System Selected

8. Select the Zip Drive check box if you have a Zip drive attached to the system under test. The Zip drive will be tested with the `rmdtest` test.

9. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.

10. On the Hard Disk Selection screen, select the disks you want to test by clicking the checkbox to the left of the name of the disk in the table.

    Caution - The selected disks are reformatted and all data on all partitions is lost on the selected disks, except for the following disks: Any disk that has a `/` (root directory), `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point is preserved. If you select such a disk, this HCTS testing will not damage any data on that disk.

    Figure 2-3 Hard Disk Selection Screen with Disks Selected

11. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.

12. The Hard Disk Confirmation screen gives you one more opportunity to confirm that the listed disks are the disks you want to test. If you click the Cancel button, you return to the Hard Disk Selection screen. If you click the Continue button, HCTS testing proceeds on the listed disks. One or more of the disks that will be tested may also be reformatted. The disks that will be reformatted are listed separately.

    Caution - If a disk will be reformatted, then all data on all partitions of that disk will be lost. Any disk that has a `/` (root directory), `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point will not be reformatted, and data will not be lost on such a disk.

    Figure 2-4 Hard Disk Confirmation Screen with Disks Listed

13. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.

    If at least one of the disks listed in the Hard Disk Confirmation screen does not have any `/`, `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point, then the Please Stand By screen is displayed. If all disks listed in the Hard Disk Confirmation screen have a `/`, `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point, then the select action screen is displayed

The Please Stand By screen displays while you wait for disks to be reformatted. When reformatting is complete, the select action screen displays.

Figure 2-5 Please Stand By Screen

14. On the select action screen, click the Certify System button.

    The Certify System button enables you to certify your system using the standard set of automated tests for the predetermined amount of time.

    Figure 2-6 System Select Action Screen

15. On the Certification Stress Tests Screen, enter the Network Client Hostname in the field provided.

    This can be a name such as `lab1` or it can be an IP address. See Hardware Requirements for requirements for host names.

    Figure 2-7 Certification Stress Tests Screen

16. Click the Begin Certification button to start the system certification tests on the designated network client.

Once the tests start, the Review Test Status screen displays. See Reviewing Test Status for more information about this screen.

Note - At any time during the test run, you can select the Stop Tests button to terminate the certification process. See the information on Stop Tests in Usage Notes.

## Certifying a Motherboard

HCTS System Certification enables you to certify your motherboard for use with the Solaris OS.

If you certify your motherboard at Level 2, you can use Level 1 to certify an upgrade to that same motherboard. The upgraded motherboard that you certify at Level 1 will be listed at Certification Level 2 on the HCL. An example of an upgraded motherboard is the same motherboard with a minor configuration change such as increased CPU speed, more CPUs, or more memory.

The following procedure shows how to use HCTS to certify your motherboard. Select the Help button in HCTS for more specific information.

1. Make sure your system meets the general hardware and software requirements for all certifications stated in the Hardware Certification Test Suite Installation Guide and the specific requirements for motherboard certifications stated in the Motherboard Certification Level 1 Test Plan and the Motherboard Certification Level 2 Test Plan.

2. Successfully complete all manual tests required for the hardware and certification level you are testing:

   - Motherboard, Level 1 Manual Tests

   - Motherboard, Level 2 Manual Tests

3. Review the tests that will be performed during this automated portion of HCTS testing:

   - Motherboard, Level 1 Automated Tests

   - Motherboard, Level 2 Automated Tests

4. Start HCTS as described in Starting the HCTS Application.

5. On the Start Page, click the Systems Certification button.

   The Start Page is shown in Figure 2-1.

6. On the System Certification screen, select either Level 1 or Level 2 from the pull-down menu.

7. Select the Motherboard button.

   Figure 2-8 System Certification Screen with Motherboard Selected

8. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.

9. On the Hard Disk Selection screen, select the disks you want to test by clicking the checkbox to the left of the name of the disk in the table.

   Caution - The selected disks are reformatted and all data on all partitions is lost on the selected disks, except for the following disks: Any disk that has a `/` (root directory), `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point is preserved. If you select such a disk, this HCTS testing will not damage any data on that disk.

   The Hard Disk Selection screen is shown in Figure 2-3.

10. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.

11. The Hard Disk Confirmation screen gives you one more opportunity to confirm that the listed disks are the disks you want to test. If you click the Cancel button, you return to the Hard Disk Selection screen. If you click the Continue button, HCTS testing proceeds on the listed disks. One or more of the disks that will be tested may also be reformatted. The disks that will be reformatted are listed separately.

    Caution - If a disk will be reformatted, then all data on all partitions of that disk will be lost. Any disk that has a `/` (root directory), `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point will not be reformatted, and data will not be lost on such a disk.

    The Hard Disk Confirmation screen is shown in Figure 2-4.

12. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.

    If at least one of the disks listed in the Hard Disk Confirmation screen does not have any `/`, `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point, then the Please Stand By screen is displayed. If all disks listed in the Hard Disk Confirmation screen have a `/`, `/opt`, `/var`, `/usr`, or `/export/home` mount point, then the select action screen is displayed

The Please Stand By screen displays while you wait for disks to be reformatted. When reformatting is complete, the select action screen displays.

The Please Stand By screen is shown in Figure 2-5.

13. On the select action screen, click the Certify Motherboard button.

    The Certify Motherboard button enables you to certify your motherboard using the standard set of automated tests for the predetermined amount of time.

    Figure 2-9 Motherboard Select Action Screen

14. On the Certification Stress Tests Screen, enter the Network Client Hostname in the field provided.

    This can be a name such as `lab1` or it can be an IP address. See Hardware Requirements for requirements for host names.

    The Certification Stress Tests screen is shown in Figure 2-7.

15. Click the Begin Certification button to start the motherboard certification tests on the designated network client.

Once the tests start, the Review Test Status screen displays. See Reviewing Test Status for more information about this screen.

Note - At any time during the test run, you can select the Stop Tests button to terminate the certification process. See the information on Stop Tests in Usage Notes.

Next: Certifying Controllers

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