This chapter gives step-by-step instructions on how to use HCTS to certify a
system or a motherboard.
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.
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.
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.
Successfully complete all manual tests required for the hardware and
certification level you are testing:
Review the tests that will be performed during this automated portion
of HCTS testing:
Start HCTS as described in Starting the HCTS
Application.
On the Start Page, click the Systems Certification button.
Figure 2-1 HCTS Start Page
On the System Certification screen, select either Level 1 or Level 2
from the pull-down menu.
Select the System button.
Figure 2-2 System Certification Screen with System
Selected
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.
Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.
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
Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Successfully complete all manual tests required for the hardware and
certification level you are testing:
Review the tests that will be performed during this automated portion of
HCTS testing:
Start HCTS as described in Starting the HCTS
Application.
On the Start Page, click the Systems Certification button.
The Start Page is shown in Figure 2-1.
On the System Certification screen, select either Level 1 or Level 2
from the pull-down menu.
Select the Motherboard button.
Figure 2-8 System Certification Screen with Motherboard
Selected
Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.
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.
Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.