Chapter 4. Setting up the test environment Set up the test environment where you can run the tests. The test environment consists of at least two systems: System 1: Acts as the host under test (HUT) System 2: Acts as the test server 4.1. Setting up the host under test A system on which the product that needs certification is installed or configured is referred to as the host under test (HUT). Prerequisites The HUT has RHEL version 8 or 9 installed. For convenience, Red Hat provides kickstart files to install the HUT's operating system. Follow the instructions in the file that is appropriate for your system before launching the installation process. Note Red Hat Hardware Certification requires using the General Availability (GA) kernel for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version being certified for hardware certification. When installing RHEL, please download and use the Binary DVD Offline Install Image, and not the Boot ISO image. The Boot ISO image requires a network connection, and will automatically install the current kernel instead of the required GA kernel. Do not register the system with Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM) during the installation process. Only register the system with RHSM after the installation process is completed. Procedure Configure the Red Hat Certification repository. Use your RHN credentials to register your system using Red Hat Subscription Management: Display the list of available subscriptions for your system: Search for the subscription which provides the Red Hat Certification (for RHEL Server) repository and make a note of the subscription and its Pool ID. Attach the subscription to your system. Replace the pool_ID with the Pool ID of the subscription. Note You don't have to attach the subscription to your system, if you enable the option Simple content access for Red Hat Subscription Management . For more details, see How do I enable Simple Content Access for Red Hat Subscription Management? Subscribe to the Red Hat Certification channel: On RHEL 8: Replace HOSTTYPE with the system architecture. To find out the system architecture, run Example: On RHEL 9: Replace HOSTTYPE with the system architecture. To find out the system architecture, run Example: Install hardware test suite package: 4.2. Setting up the test server Some of the tests running on the host under test (HUT) require a second system to pass. This second system is known as the test server. For example, the test that checks bandwidth, transfers data from one system to another, in order to pass. Prerequisites The test server has RHEL version 8 or 9 installed. Red Hat provides kickstart files to install the HUT's operating system, but you can also use them to install the test server. Follow the instructions in the file that is appropriate for your system before launching the installation process. Procedure Configure the Red Hat Certification repository. Use your RHN credentials to register your system using Red Hat Subscription Management: Display the list of available subscriptions for your system: Search for the subscription which provides the Red Hat Certification (for RHEL Server) repository and make a note of the subscription and its Pool ID. Attach the subscription to your system. Replace the pool_ID with the Pool ID of the subscription. Note You don't have to attach the subscription to your system, if you enable the option Simple content access for Red Hat Subscription Management . For more details, see How do I enable Simple Content Access for Red Hat Subscription Management? Subscribe to the Red Hat Certification channel: On RHEL 8: Replace HOSTTYPE with the system architecture. To find out the system architecture, run Example: On RHEL 9: Replace HOSTTYPE with the system architecture. To find out the system architecture, run Example: Install the hardware test suite package. steps See Downloading the test plan from Red Hat Certification portal .

Commands:
subscription-manager register
subscription-manager list --available*
subscription-manager attach --pool=<pool_ID>
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-8-_<HOSTTYPE>_-rpms
uname -m
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-9-_<HOSTTYPE>_-rpms
uname -m
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
yum install redhat-certification-hardware
subscription-manager register
subscription-manager list --available*
subscription-manager attach --pool=<pool_ID>
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-8- <HOSTTYPE> -rpms
uname -m
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-9- <HOSTTYPE> -rpms
uname -m
subscription-manager repos --enable=cert-1-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
#yum install redhat-certification-hardware