Oracle Linux and Oracle VM Hardware Certification Program
- by Durgam Vahia
The Oracle
Linux and Oracle
VM are continuing to see growth in IHV (Independent
Hardware Vendor) ecosystem. The Oracle Linux and Oracle VM Hardware
Certification Program, also referred as HCL, provides a formal means
for hardware vendors to work with Oracle to establish high quality
support for the certified
hardware platform. Since the beginning of the program, number
of hardware partners have certified range of server platforms on
Oracle Linux and Oracle VM. Currently, HCL
lists over 400 certifications from 10 server vendors and the list
continues to grow at a rapid pace.
New hardware certification involves close collaboration between
Oracle and server partner to ensure that adequate testing is
performed on the target server and results are thoroughly reviewed.
This rigorous process ensures that when new hardware platform is
listed on HCL, it has full support from both Oracle and the
respective partner. Additionally, once a certification is achieved
with Oracle Linux with the current version of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, future minor updates of the software continue to carry over the
certification, reducing the need for a re-certification.
For the complete list of certified hardware, please visit Oracle
Linux and Oracle VM Certified Hardware. Also refer to Frequently Asked
Questions for more information.
