Chapter 7. Registering SUTs and Preparing to Test

7.1. Overview

Our preferred method for adding a certification to the LTS is to use the certification request you created on the Red Hat Certification Catalog as the source of information.

This gives you the benefit of simplified product creation-and-results uploading and enables automatic modification of the local test plan to include only those items required to complete certification.

If for some reason you cannot link to the catalog or you are creating "scratch" test runs not intended for submission, you should use the Sandbox option to create local requests unassociated with the online catalog.

Decide the method you wish to use and then follow these steps:

  1. If you will be connecting to the Red Hat Certification Catalog, fill in the username and password fields that appear when you go to the LTS in your browser.

    They may not appear if you previously canceled the request for login.

  2. In that case, click the Login link at the top-right of the window and fill in the credentials.

    If you will be using the sandbox method for scratch or disconnected testing, click the Cancel button if the login screen appears when browsing to the LTS.

7.2. Register a SUT with the LTS

Any system that will undergo testing must be registered with the local test server before testing can begin.

  1. Open a web browser and go to the hostname or IP address of the LTS.

    If you have not already done so, follow the steps in the Overview for this section to choose whether or not you will be connected to the catalog, then proceed with these steps:

  2. Click on the configuration slider in the upper right-hand corner of the window.
  3. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SUT in the Register a System text box that appears.

  4. Click Add to add the system.

    After a brief pause, the SUT will appear under the Registered Systems heading at the top of the page.

    Should the command appear to complete without the system appearing in the list of registered systems, click the refresh icon in your browser.

Return to the home page of the LTS by clicking the Red Hat Certification graphic at the upper left-hand corner of the page.

7.3. Add a Product to the LTS from the Red Hat Certification Catalog

  1. Open a web browser and go to the hostname or IP address of the LTS.

    Follow the steps in the Overview for this section, if you have not already done so, and provide your username and password to connect to the Catalog, then proceed with these steps:

  2. Click the Certifications tab on the home page of the LTS if it is not already selected.
  3. Click the New Certification button.
  4. Fill in the Red Hat product information for the product you will be certifying and click Next.
  5. Use the Vendor, Make, and Name fields to find the certification on the catalog that you wish to test and submit results for, then click the Next button.
  6. The Certification section of the certification entry should now be highlighted. If it is not, click Certification on the left of the page, then click the Testing tab.

  7. Click the Add System button.

    1. Select the radio button next to the system you want to test.
    2. Click the Test button to proceed with the testing.

7.4. Add a Sandbox Product to the LTS

Certifications in the sandbox area do not require network access to the catalog, so it’s the ideal method for any "scratch" certifications not intended to be uploaded or for when your test server is unable to reach the catalog due to network security or other reasons.

Follow the steps in the Overview for this section, if you have not already done so, and cancel the request to log in if it appears, then proceed with these steps:

  1. Click the Sandboxes tab on the home page of the LTS.
  2. Click the New Sandbox button.
  3. Fill in the Red Hat product information for the product you will be certifying and click Next.
  4. Choose the Hardware program, give a name to the sandbox entry, and click Next.

  5. Click the Add System button

    1. Select the radio button next to the system you want to test
    2. Click the Test button to proceed with the sandbox testing.