azure-stack-vaas-validate-solution-new.md

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Validate a solution in Azure Stack Hub	Learn how to validate a new Azure Stack Hub solution with the solution validation workflow.	sethmanheim	quickstart	12/16/2020	sethm	johnhas	11/11/2019	NOINDEX

Validate a solution in Azure Stack Hub

[!INCLUDE Azure_Stack_Partner]

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.

[!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-validation-completion]

Create a Solution Validation workflow

1. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_select-solution]

2. Select Start on the Solution Validations tile.

   

3. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_naming]

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. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_upload-stampinfo]

   

6. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_test-params]

   [!NOTE] Environment parameters can't be modified after creating a workflow.

7. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_tags]

8. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_submit] 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. [!INCLUDE azure-stack-vaas-workflow-step_select-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