Chapter 9. Layered product certifications
Chapter 9. Layered product certifications 9.1. Certifying layered products Layered product certifications are additional certifications awarded to the systems already certified for RHEL. You can create layered product certifications in two ways: Section 9.1.1, "Generating a layered certification automatically" Section 9.1.2, "Creating a layered certification manually" 9.1.1. Generating a layered certification automatically A layered certification can be generated automatically only if the status of the hardware certification is Certified . The Red Hat certification team makes the hardware certification Public for it to be listed on the Red Hat Certification portal . Procedure Perform the following steps to generate a layered certification automatically: Log in to the Red Hat Certification portal . Click the hardware certification that has to be certified and made public. Click the Dialog tab. In the New Comment text box, enter the comment to the Red Hat certification team to certify and make the certification public. Click the Add Comment button. After you add a comment for the requested hardware certification, the Red Hat certification team certifies and makes the certificate public. You will receive an email once the certification is certified and public. You can see the new auto-created layered certification on the Red Hat Certification portal . If not, click the Refresh button, and the new certification should be downloaded. 9.1.2. Creating a layered certification manually A layered certification can be created manually for the hardware certification if they have a classification as regular. Note A layered certification is not supported for all the regular hardware certifications. Base certification should be published before publishing layered certification. Procedure Perform the following steps to create a layered certification manually: On the Red Hat Certification portal , click the regular hardware certification certified by the Red Hat certification team. Click the Related Certification tab. Click Add Related Certification , and select Layered from the Certification Types . Select the Certification Type from the Red Hat Certification and the Product Version from the Red Hat Product Version drop-down and click . Review the certification information and click Open . A new certification gets created in the Red Hat Certification portal , and you are redirected to the newly created certification page. 9.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real-Time Supported RHEL versions Supported RHEL for Real Time versions Prerequisite certifications 7, 8, and 9 7, 8, and 9 RHEL Apply for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time certification after your system has been awarded the prerequisite certifications detailed in the table. The Red Hat Hardware Certification test suite includes the necessary test to obtain a Real Time certification. 9.2.1. Additional resources Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time Life Cycle 9.3. Red Hat Virtualization Supported RHEL versions Supported RHEL for Real Time versions Prerequisite certifications 7 and 8 7 and 8 RHEL Red Hat Virtualization relies on and is co-engineered with RHEL. As a result of this common base, if your system passes the basic virtualization tests during the Red Hat Enterprise Linux certification, you do not need to run additional tests to receive the Red Hat Virtualization certification. If your system also passes the advanced virtualization tests, your Red Hat Virtualization certification will automatically also include the advanced features. Red Hat will open the Red Hat Virtualization certification on your behalf automatically for all 64-bit Intel and AMD, and all IBM Power little endian server certifications submitted for RHEL. If you want but did not automatically receive the certification, create a new layered certification request for the Red Hat Virtualization product. 9.3.1. Additional resources Red Hat Virtualization Red Hat Virtualization Life Cycle 9.4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform Compute Supported RHEL versions Supported RHEL for Real Time versions Prerequisite certifications 8 and 9 Consult the supportability matrix RHEL (basic virtualization tests must have passed) Red Hat OpenStack Platform relies on and is co-engineered with RHEL. As a result of this common base, you do not need to run additional tests to receive the Red Hat OpenStack Platform Compute certification if your system meets prerequisite certifications detailed in the table. You also do not need to open a new certification. However, for Red Hat OpenStack Platform RHEL 8, layered product certification specifically applies to POWER systems that are not LPAR (logical partition) based. To qualify for layered product certification on RHEL 8, the system must function as a bare metal hypervisor during testing. For RHEL 9, Red Hat doesn't support KVM on POWER systems. Hence there is no creation of virtualization-based layered product certifications. For other architectures or categories, or in any situation where you want but did not automatically receive the certification, create a new layered certification request for the Red Hat OpenStack Platform Compute product. Red Hat encourages partners certifying systems with baseboard management controllers (BMC) to apply for the Red Hat OpenStack Platform Bare Metal certification as well. Additional resources Red Hat OpenStack Platform Red Hat OpenStack Platform Life Cycle Red Hat OpenStack Platform Hardware Bare Metal Certification Policy Guide Red Hat Bare Metal Hardware Certification Workflow Guide . 9.5. Red Hat OpenStack Platform for Real-Time Applications Supported RHEL versions Supported RHEL for Real Time versions Prerequisite certifications 8 Consult the supportability matrix RHEL (basic virtualization tests must have passed) Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time Red Hat OpenStack Platform Compute Apply for the Red Hat OpenStack Platform for Real-Time Applications certification after has been awarded the prerequisite certifications detailed in the table. The Red Hat Hardware Certification test suite includes the necessary test to obtain a Real Time certification. 9.6. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Supported RHEL versions Supported RHEL for Real Time versions Prerequisite certifications 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4 (RHOCP 4.13, 4.14, or 4.15) Consult the supportability matrix RHEL (basic virtualization tests must have passed) 8 (RHOCP 4.12) Consult the supportability matrix RHEL (basic virtualization tests must have passed) Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform relies on and is co-engineered with RHEL. As a result of this common base, you do not need to run additional tests to receive the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform certification if your system meets prerequisite certifications detailed in the table. However, for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, supported versions based on RHEL 8 (currently v4.11 and v4.12), layered product certification specifically applies to POWER systems that are not LPAR (logical partition) based. To qualify for layered product certification on RHEL 8, the system must function as a bare metal hypervisor during testing. For RHEL 9, Red Hat doesn't support KVM on POWER systems. Hence there is no creation of virtualization-based layered product certifications. For other architectures or categories, or in any situation where you want but did not automatically receive the certification, create a new layered certification request for the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform product. Apply for the Red Hat OpenShift Platform Bare Metal certification to add IPI and assisted installer capabilities to the RHOCP entry in the catalog. Additional resources Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Red Hat OpenShift Life Cycle Red Hat OpenStack Platform Hardware Bare Metal Certification Policy Guide Red Hat Bare Metal Hardware Certification Workflow Guide .