Validate a solution in Azure Stack Hub

Learn how to use the solution validation workflow to validate new Azure Stack Hub solutions.

An Azure Stack Hub solution is a hardware bill of materials (BoM) that has been jointly agreed upon between Microsoft and the partner after meeting the Windows Server logo certification requirements. A solution must be recertified when there has been a change to the hardware BoM. For further questions about when to revalidate solutions, contact the team at vaashelp@microsoft.com.

To validate your solution, run the solution validation workflow twice. Run it once for the minimally supported configuration. Run it a second time for the maximally supported configuration. Microsoft validates the solution if both configurations pass all tests.

The solution is considered validated when all tests are completed with a result of Succeeded. If any test completes with a result of Failed, file a bug in Microsoft Collaborate and notify Microsoft by sending an email to vaashelp@microsoft.com.

Create a Solution Validation workflow

1. On the solutions dashboard, create or select an existing solution. For instructions, see Create a solution in the VaaS portal.

2. Select Start on the Solution Validations tile.

   

3. Enter a name for the workflow. The name must be unique within the solution. For naming suggestions, see Naming convention for VaaS workflows.

4. Select the solution configuration.

   • Minimum: the solution is configured with the minimum supported number of nodes.
   • Maximum: the solution is configured with the maximum supported number of nodes.

5. Select Upload and select your Azure Stack Hub stamp information file. For instructions, see Generate the stamp information file.

   

6. Enter the test parameters. For additional details and instructions, see Test parameters.

   Note

   Environment parameters can't be modified after creating a workflow.

7. (Optional) Label the workflow with tags of your choice. You may filter workflows on this text when managing workflows for the solution.

8. Select Submit to create the workflow.

   You 'll be redirected to the tests summary page.

Run Solution Validation tests

In the Solution Validation tests summary page, you'll see a list of the tests required for completing validation.

In the validation workflows, scheduling a test uses the workflow-level common parameters that you specified during workflow creation (see Workflow common parameters for Azure Stack Hub validation as a service). If any of the test parameter values become invalid, you must resupply them as instructed in Modify workflow parameters.

Note

Scheduling a validation test over an existing instance will create a new instance in place of the old instance in the portal. Logs for the old instance will be retained but aren't accessible from the portal.
Once a test has completed successfully, the Schedule action becomes disabled.

1. Select the agent that will run the test. For information about adding local test execution agents, see Deploy the local agent.

2. Select the following tests:

   • Cloud Simulation Engine
   • Disk Identification Test

3. Select Schedule from the context menu to open a prompt for scheduling the test instance.

4. Review the test parameters and then select Submit to schedule the test for execution.

Next steps

• Monitor and manage tests in the VaaS portal