Release Notes
Solaris[TM] Operating System
Hardware Certification Test Suite (HCTS) Version 4.0
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The Hardware Certification Test Suite (HCTS) enables independent hardware
vendors (IHVs), system manufacturers, system integrators, and end users to
certify their systems and components for the Solaris[TM] Operating System (OS).
HCTS 4.0 replaces the previous version, HCTS 3.1.

Be sure to use the most up-to-date version of HCTS. Check the HCTS web site at
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/ frequently to see whether a newer
version is available.

This document describes the features of the Hardware Certification Test
Suite Version 4.0, and includes the following topics:

o New HCTS 4.0 Features
o HCTS System Setup and Installation
o More Information
o Technical Support

Note - Before you use HCTS, be sure to check whether the system you want to
test is already shown on the Solaris OS hardware compatibility list (HCL).
The HCL is available at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/.
If your system is not listed, use the Sun Device Detection Tool available at
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/device_detect.html or the Installation
Check Tool available at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/install_check.html
to quickly determine whether your system is likely to be able to install the 
Solaris OS.


New HCTS 4.0 Features
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The HCTS 4.0 release includes the following new features:

  o Certification of 10-Gigabit network card.

  o Certification of iSCSI HBA.

  o Certification of Audio device.

  o Certification of CD/DVD reader device.

  o Certification of CD/DVD writer device.

  o Certification of Video device.

  o Certification of USB storage device.

  o Certification of USB CD/DVD reader device.

  o Certification of USB CD/DVD writer device.
 
  o Certification of USB keyboard device.

  o USB audio test.

  o Virtual disks supported in system certification.

  o Storage test that is able to run on ZFS.

  o Device selection mode for component certification and test.

  o Customization mode feature. Enables you to customize your own test plan.

  o Manual Network Configuration option in Network Certification.
    Provides enhanced flexibility to run tests in your network environment by 
    enabling you to control the network IP address configuration instead of 
    using the IP addresses specified by HCTS. 

  o Diagnosis option to assist failure analysis.
    Captures test-case-level exception information and system level I/O, memory,
    lock and network state information to aid failure analysis. 


HCTS System Setup and Installation
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Before you download HCTS, see the Getting Started Guide for system requirements:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/guides/StartGuide.html

The HCTS 4.0 download is an archive file from which you need to extract the
contents. Type the following command to extract the HCTS archive file contents:
$ gzip -cd hcts.4.0.tar.gz|tar xvf -
$ cd hcts.4.0
$ su
# pkgadd -d . SUNWhcts


More Information
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For more information about the Solaris OS certification program and the HCTS
application, see the following web site:

  http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts


Technical Support
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To get help with the HCTS application, do one of the following:

  o Send a message to the following email address:

    hcts-support@sun.com

  o Use the following web form:

    http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/hcts_support.html


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