Easier Hardware Certification

HCTS 3.0 has replaced HCTS 2.4.1. Many new features make certifying your hardware easier than ever.

• More automated setup. Network setup is mostly automated in HCTS 3.0, and therefore Test Manager system setup and System Under Test setup are mostly automated in HCTS 3.0. Be sure to follow the instructions in the HCTS 3.0 Getting Started Guide and the hctscli(1M) man page to set up your network and your test systems. Do not use instructions from previous HCTS releases.

• More automated testing. Most tests can be run with little or no input from you. HCTS probes the hardware to be tested and checks the test environment. HCTS does most of the hardware configuration and environment setup.

• No Level 1 and Level 2 testing. HCTS 3.0 automatically probes the hardware to be certified and runs the appropriate test cases for server or desktop certification.

• New command line interface. You can choose to run HCTS testing from the new GUI or by invoking the new hctscli(1M) command at the command line.

• New option to set up a Test Manager system as a Solaris install server. Test systems that meet specified criteria can automatically install the Solaris OS and HCTS from the Test Manager system and then automatically begin system certification.

• Certification of headless systems is supported.

• Certification of multiple network cards in one system is supported.

In addition to improving HCTS, the submission process also is simplified. The test results file from HCTS now includes the required prtconf information, so you no longer need to send that separately. Note: If you use HCTS 2.4.1 to certify, then you must send the prtconf data separately, even though the submission process no longer asks you for it. You should stop using HCTS 2.4.1 as soon as possible and use HCTS 3.0 instead. HCTS 3.0 is a free download and is a big improvement over HCTS 2.4.1.

And the HCL listings themselves have improved. See the changes for yourself.

Posted at 12:30AM Aug 09, 2006 by alta in HCTS  |  Comments[0]