Chapter 6. Pass-Through certification
Chapter 6. Pass-Through certification A Pass-Through Certification refers to the ability of a third-party system or component to be granted certification for hardware previously certified by the original hardware manufacturer. Pass-Through can reduce the overall amount of testing that is required to be performed and submitted to Red Hat to achieve certification for the third-party hardware. System manufacturers can extend a certification granted to their own systems to another vendor's system where the original vendor: Has permission from the third-party, Has the mechanics to ensure the third-party does not alter the hardware in such a way that it would no longer be considered a subset of the original model certified by Red Hat, and Extends their responsibilities of support and representative hardware to include situations involving third-party hardware. The third-party cannot then extend their Pass-Through Certification to another vendor. While both vendors are required to be members of the Red Hat Hardware Certification Program, only the original vendor may request Pass-Through Certifications. Vendors may also utilize the Pass-Through process, where the same vendor has multiple names for the same hardware.