Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.4.1 Installation Guide

Contents

# Preface

The Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.4.1 Installation Guide provides procedures for installing the Hardware Certification Test Suite (HCTS). The HCTS application is used to certify systems and controllers to run with the Solaris™ Operating System (Solaris OS) on x86 platforms.

Note - This HCTS release runs on systems that use the x86 families of processor architectures. In this document, the term "x86" refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium product families. Systems that are already certified appear in the Solaris OS Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any differences in running the HCTS on these different platform types.

## Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for independent hardware vendors (IHVs), hardware manufacturers, system integrators, and end users who want to certify their systems for use with the Solaris OS on x86 platforms.

## Related Books

In addition to the this guide, see the following document:

- Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.4.1 User's Guide

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## Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example
--- | --- | ---
`AaBbCc123` | The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output | Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls `-a`` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123` | What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output | `machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type `rm` filename.
AaBbCc123 | Book titles or terms to be emphasized | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.
AaBbCc123 | New terms or terms to be emphasized | These are called class options.

## Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and `root` user prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Shell Prompts

Shell | Prompt
--- | ---
C shell prompt | `machine_name%`
C shell `root` user prompt | `machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | `$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell `root` user prompt | `#`

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