Quoting from SearchServerVirtualization:
VMware is preparing to roll out a new hardware certification program that should result in a greater variety of devices on VMware’s hardware compatibility list (HCL).
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In an interview at the IDC Virtualization Forum in New York City yesterday, Parag Patel, VMware senior director of ecosystems alliances, told SearchServerVirtualization.com the program will have hardware vendors “self-certify,” instead of having VMware certify the hardware for them.
The self-certification program would rely on a standardized toolset and test routines. Hardware vendors interested in getting on VMware’s support matrix would take their equipment to a VMware-certified test lab, and run VMware virtualization on their hardware devices.
If the vendor passes the test, hardware will be placed on the HCL; if not, VMware will work with the vendor to rectify the problem, Patel said…
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VMware already started to modify approach to hardware certification for ESX Server introducing a community driven Hardware/Software Compatibility List in middle January.