Chapter 6. Test environment supportability test The Supportability tests, also known as openstack/supportable, ensure that the test environment is compliant with Red Hat's support policy. This test is required for all OpenStack software certifications. The test confirms that the test node (an OpenStack deployment-under-test) consists only of components supported by Red Hat (Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or supported by the Partner. An OpenStack deployment-under-test refers to the node where the plugin/application-under-test is installed and also the Undercloud Director node. The openstack/supportable tests include the following subtests. 6.1. Kernel subtest The kernel subtest checks the kernel module running on the test environment. The version of the kernel can be either the original General Availability (GA) version or any subsequent kernel update released for the RHEL major and minor releases. The kernel subtest also ensures that the kernel is not tainted when running in the environment. Success criteria The running kernel is a Red Hat kernel. The running kernel is released by Red Hat for use with the RHEL version. The running kernel is not tainted. The running kernel has not been modified. Additional resources Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates Why is the kernel "tainted" and how are the taint values deciphered? 6.2. Kernel modules subtest The kernel modules subtest verifies that loaded kernel modules are released by Red Hat, either as part of the kernel's package or added through a Red Hat Driver Update. The kernel module subtest also ensures that kernel modules do not identify as Technology Preview. Success criteria The kernel modules are released by Red Hat and supported. Additional resources What does a "Technology Preview" feature mean? 6.3. Hardware Health subtest The Hardware Health subtest checks the system's health by testing if the hardware is supported, meets the requirements, and has any known hardware vulnerabilities. The subtest does the following: Checks that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) kernel does not identify hardware as unsupported. When the kernel identifies unsupported hardware, it will display an unsupported hardware message in the system logs and/or trigger an unsupported kernel taint. This subtest prevents customers from possible production risks which may arise from running Red Hat products on unsupported configurations and environments. In hypervisor, partitioning, cloud instances, and other virtual machine situations, the kernel may trigger an unsupported hardware message or taint based on the hardware data presented to RHEL by the virtual machine (VM). Checks that the system under test (SUT) meets the minimum hardware requirements. RHEL 8 and 9 : Minimum system RAM should be 1.5GB, per CPU logical core count. Checks if the kernel has reported any known hardware vulnerabilities, if those vulnerabilities have mitigations and if those mitigations have resolved the vulnerability. Many mitigations are automatic to ensure that customers do not need to take active steps to resolve vulnerabilities. In some cases this is not possible; where most of these remaining cases require changes to the configuration of the system BIOS/firmware which may not be modifiable by customers in all situations. Confirms the system does not have any offline CPUs. Confirms if Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) is available, enabled, and active in the system. Failing any of these tests will result in a WARN from the test suite and should be verified by the partner to have correct and intended behavior. Success criteria The kernel does not have the UNSUPPORTEDHARDWARE taint bit set. The kernel does not report an unsupported hardware system message. The kernel should not report any vulnerabilities with mitigations as vulnerable. The kernel does not report the logic core to installed memory ratio as out of range. The kernel does not report CPUs in an offline state. Additional resources Minimum required memory Hardware support available in RHEL 8 but removed from RHEL 9 . 6.4. Installed RPMs subtest The installed RPMs subtest verifies that RPM packages installed on the system are released by Red Hat and not modified. Modified packages may introduce risks and impact the supportability of the customer's environment. You might install non-Red Hat packages if necessary, but you must add them to your product's documentation, and they must not modify or conflict with any Red Hat packages. Red Hat will review the output of this test if you install non-Red Hat packages. Success criteria The installed Red Hat RPMs are not modified. The installed non-Red Hat RPMs are necessary and documented. The installed non-Red Hat RPMs do not conflict with Red Hat RPMs or software. For example, you may develop custom packages to manage CPU affinity of interrupt requests (IRQs) for network interfaces. However, such packages might conflict with Red Hat's tuned package, which already provides similar functionality for performance tuning. Additional resources Production Support Scope of Coverage 6.5. SELinux subtest This subtest confirms that Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is running in enforcing mode on the OpenStack deployment-under test. SELinux adds Mandatory Access Control (MAC) to the Linux kernel, and is enabled by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. SELinux policy is administratively-defined, enforced system-wide, and is not set at user discretion reducing vulnerability to privilege escalation attacks helping limit the damage made by configuration mistakes. If a process becomes compromised, the attacker only has access to the normal functions of that process and to files the process has been configured to.. Success criteria SELinux is configured and running in enforcing mode on the OpenStack deployment-under-test. Additional Resources For more information on SELinux in RHEL, see SELinux Users and Administrators Guide .

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