Compaq ProLiant 8500 Evaluating and Implementing Compaq Data Center Solutions - Page 6

Evaluating and Implementing Compaq Data Center Solutions for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 6 For more information on the Compaq Data Center testing and certification, see http://www.compaq.com/solutions/datacenter/application.html and http://www.veritest.com/mslogos/windows2000/compaq/. Figure 1 presents a graphical representation of the rigid software and hardware certification process for Compaq Data Center Solutions. Components Pass Microsoft WHQL Tests Solution Passes 14-day Windows 2000 Datacenter HCT Stress Tests Solution Passes 21-Day Microsoft Cluster Stress Tests Option Card ProLiant 8500 ProLiant 8500 MA 8000 Option Card http://www.microsoft.com/hcl http://www.microsoft.com/windows 2000/datacenter/hcl http://www.microsoft.com/solutions/ datacenter/certified-configurationscluster.html Solution Passes Compaq and Enterprise Application Partner Stress Tests Single Node Multinode http://www.microsoft.com/solutions/datacenter/applications.html Figure 1. Rigid certification for Compaq Data Center Solutions The following sections detail the software and hardware certification process. 13PS-0501B-WWEN