Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat OpenStack bare-metal hardware certification policies

This guide is intended for Partners who offer their own infrastructure hardware like system servers, or management controllers for use with Red Hat OpenStack Platform in a supported customer environment.

The Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) bare-metal hardware certification creates value for customers, because the systems can be managed and automatically deployed and redeployed with Red Hat OpenStack bare-metal hardware without manual intervention.

The certification process, through a series of tests, validates that a certified solution meets the requirements of an enterprise cloud, and is jointly supported by Red Hat and your organization.

The RHOSP bare-metal hardware certification program policies include multiple tests each with a series of subtests and checks, which are explained in the document.