Storage Testing

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Note  This content applies to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). For the latest information using the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK), see Windows HCK User's Guide on the Windows Hardware Dev Center.

The following sections describe how to test storage devices and controllers to qualify them for the Windows logo.

Note   Run Storage > Adapter and LAN (Ethernet) test submissions for Windows Server 2008 on systems with a minimum of 4 processor cores and 6 gigabytes of memory. These requirements are in addition to those related to the Dynamic Partitioning (DP) Simulator and Test that all Windows Server 2008 device driver submissions must meet.

Note   Except for Para-Virtualization drivers (as defined by Logo Requirement Policy-0020), physical devices and their associated drivers being tested for Server Logo or Signature may not be tested in virtual machines using any form of virtualization. This is because not all virtualization products support the underlying functionality needed to pass the tests relating to Multiple Processor Groups, Device Power Management, Device PCI functionality, etc.

Note   The storage logo program names have changed. Use the following table to map the old names to the new names.

Old Logo Program Name (used in this documentation) Change New Logo Program Name

Storage > Adapter or Controller > ATA

Merged

Storage > Adapter or Controller

Storage > Adapter or Controller > ATA RAID

Storage > Adapter or Controller > Fibre Channel

Storage > Adapter or Controller > iSCSI HBA

Storage > Adapter or Controller > SAS

Storage > Adapter or Controller > SAS-RAID

Storage > Adapter or Controller > SCSI

Storage > Adapter or Controller > SCSI RAID

Storage > Adapter or Controller > Serial ATA

Storage > Adapter or Controller > Serial ATA RAID

Storage > Adapter or Controller > iSCSI Boot Component

Renamed

Storage > iSCSI Boot Component

Storage > CD or DVD Drive

Renamed

Storage > Optical Disk Drive (ODD)

Storage > Hard Drive

Renamed

Storage > Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

Storage > RAID Storage > iSCSI Bridge

Renamed

Storage > Bridge

Storage > RAID Storage > Hardware based RAID System > Fibre Channel

Merged

Storage > Hardware Based RAID (Storage Array)

Storage > RAID Storage > Hardware based RAID System > iSCSI

Storage > RAID Storage > Hardware based RAID System > SAS

Storage > RAID Storage > Hardware based RAID System > SATA

Storage > RAID Storage > Hardware based RAID System > SCSI

Storage > Removable Media

Renamed

Storage > Removable Storage

 

For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting Storage Tests.

Note  For logo testing best practices, and tips to avoid common failures, please refer to "Avoiding Test Failures."

 

 

Build date: 9/14/2012