Chapter 1. Introduction to OpenStack Application and VNF certification program
Use this guide to certify your own applications, management applications or Virtualized Network Function (VNF) software for use with Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) in a jointly supported customer environment.
1.1. The Red Hat certification program overview
The Red Hat certification program ensures the compatibility of your hardware, software, and cloud products on the OpenStack Platform. The program has three main elements:
- Test suite: Comprises tests for hardware or software applications undergoing certification.
- Red Hat Certification Ecosystem: Helps to explore and find certified products including hardware, software, cloud, and service providers.
- Support: A joint support relationship between you and Red Hat.
This table summarizes the basic differences between a product listing and components:
| Product listing | Component (Project) |
|---|---|
| Includes detailed information about your product. | The individual containers, operators, helm charts, and infrastructure services that you test, certify, and then add to the product listing. |
| Products are composed of one or more components. | Components are added to a product listing. |
| You add components to a product for proceeding with certification. | A component can be used in multiple products by adding it to each product listing. |
| A product can not be published without certified components. | Certified components are published as part of a product listing. |
1.2. Certification workflow
Follow these high-level steps to certify your hardware, software, and cloud products:
Red Hat recommends that you are a Red Hat Certified Engineer or hold equivalent experience before starting the certification process.
Task Summary
The certification workflow includes three primary stages -
1.2.1. Certification onboarding
Perform the steps outlined for certification onboarding:
- Join the Red Hat Connect for Technology Partner Program.
- Agree to the program terms and conditions.
Create your product listing by selecting your desired product category. You can select from the available product categories:
- Containerized Application
- Standalone Application
- OpenStack Infrastructure
- Complete your company profile.
- Add components to the product listing.
- Certify components for your product listing.
1.2.2. Certification testing
Follow these high-level steps to run a certification test:
- Log in to the Red Hat Certification portal.
- Download the test plan.
- Configure the system under test (SUT) for running the tests.
- Download the test plan to our SUT.
- Run the certification tests on your system.
- Review and upload the test results to the certification portal.
1.2.3. Publishing the certified application
When you complete all the certification checks successfully, you can submit the test results to Red Hat. Upon successful validation, you can publish your product on the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog.
Additional resources
- For more information about the requirements and policies for Red Hat OpenStack Certification, see Red Hat OpenStack Application and VNF Certification Policy Guide.
1.3. Getting support and giving feedback
For any questions related to the Red Hat certification toolset, certification process, or procedure described in this documentation, refer to the KB Articles, Red Hat Customer Portal, and Red Hat Partner Connect.
You can also open a support case to get support or submit feedback.
To open a support case see, How do I open and manage a support case on the Customer Portal?
Questions During Certification
If you have any questions or responses about a specific certification, record them in the Comments section of the Dialog Tab of the certification entry.
Issues that can block a certification and might require resolution must be resolved through your Engineering Partner Manager or other engineering engagements.
