Supplement to the OLT User Guide for Validated Configuration 
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Oracle Validated Configuration Program is designed for the hardware vendors
to validated the hardware, server and Storage, configuration with Oracle 
products. The validated hardware configurations are published at 
linux.oracle.com/validated-configurations. The OLT kit is a test tool used
to validate the configuration. 

This document contains the steps for Validating a Configuration with Oracle 
VM.  

PROJECT STEPS
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- Confirm Hardware and Software Configuration 
- OLT Test Setup and Execution
- Reporting Issues
- Publishing the Validated Configuration


Confirm Hardware and Software Configuration 
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- Identify the Server, Storage models,the Oracle database version and
  OS to validate;
- For Validated Configurations on OEL
    * Partners are required to support their own products listed for the
      VC on OEL
    * Partners should document that as part of data sheet, websites, any
      documents that refer to that particular hardware
    * Endorsing Unbreakable Linux Program would be ideal. Examples of
      endorsements can be found at
      http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/026011.htm
- Compile the validated configuration specification document specified at
  oss.oracle.com/projects/olt/dist/documentation/VC_specifications.txt
- Email the specification draft to linuxvc-info-ww_us@oracle.com with 
  subject Line
 ValidatedConfiguration_<Vendor>_<Storage>_<Server>_<OSVersion>_<oracleversion>
 Note: A bug will be created for this VC for tracking at 
 bugzilla.oracle.com ( Product=Oracle Linux Tests,Component: ValidConfig )
 Use this bug number as the Project ID for this VC
 * Upload the Specification draft to this bug.  

OLT Test Setup and Execution
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Refer to the "OLT User Guide" to execute OLT tests and submit logs 
for auditing.

Note: OLT tests for Validated Configuration are to be run on OEL kernel only.

Reporting Issues
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For any issues faced during the testing, 
 a. Log a bug at bugzilla.oracle.com ( Product=Oracle Linux Tests,
    Component: ValidConfig ) 
 b. Add the bug to the bug which tracks this VC created in 
    "Finalize the Configuration to validate"
     
Publishing the Validated Configuration
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After all tests are completed and issues resolved, the final validated configuration 
document is prepared at Oracle based on 
- The Validated Configuration Specification document
- Bugs/Issues reported during the validation cycle.
The document is hosted at linux.oracle.com/validated-configurations