Chapter 2. Certification prerequisites Note A strong working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is required. A Red Hat Certified Engineer and a Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration accreditation is preferred and suggested before participating. 2.1. Partner eligibility criteria Ensure to meet the following requirements before applying for a Red Hat bare-metal hardware certification: You are part of the Red Hat Hardware Certification program . You are in a support relationship with Red Hat by means of the TSANet network or a custom support agreement. 2.2. Certification targets The certification targets provide details and requirements about the components and products relevant to the certification. Specific information for each of the certification components is provided when applicable. 2.2.1. Server Assisted installer component certification The server must have earned the following certifications: Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform The server must be bare-metal. VMs are not supported. Installer provisioned infrastructure (IPI) component certification Ensure that the server must have the following certifications: Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Each certification is keyed to the specific Cloud Platform product version and its associated ironic revision. You can certify your server for RHOCP, if your hardware is compatible with the ironic drivers for that platform. The server must have a baseboard management controller (BMC) installed. 2.2.2. Red Hat Cloud Platform Products Assisted Installer component certification Through this program you can certify bare metal servers for the following versions of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13, 4.14, or 4.15 and RHEL 9.2 or 9.4. IPI component certification Through this program you can certify BMC and bare metal servers for the following versions of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, or 4.15. 2.2.3. Baseboard management controllers (BMC) IPI component certification A BMC is a specialized microcontroller on a server's motherboard that manages the interface between systems management software and physical hardware. The bare metal service in Red Hat Platforms provisions systems in a cluster by using the BMC to control power, network booting, and automate node deployment and termination. BMC can be certified as a component for use in leveraging components, across multiple server systems. Similar to Red Hat Hardware Certification programs, Red Hat leverages partners' internal quality testing to streamline the certification process without adding risk to customer environments. Red Hat recommends partners using component leveraging features in bare-metal hardware certifications conduct their testing with the specific server system, BMC, and Red Hat cloud platform product to validate each combination. However, you do not need to submit individual certification results to Red Hat for every combination. 2.2.4. Bare Metal Drivers IPI component certification BMCs must use ironic drivers and meet the Red Hat OpenShift Platform Node requirements corresponding to the Red Hat Cloud platform product. You cannot certify a BMC that requires an ironic driver that is not included in the Red Hat product.

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