Microsoft BackOffice System Test Kit

Welcome to the Microsoft® BackOffice™ System Test Kit! Simply follow instructions outlined in this document and you will receive the following from BackOffice Hardware Testing Lab:

Technical feedback on problems found during testing by BackOffice Hardware Testing Lab, and Test Report upon test completion.
If your system passes, a signed Logo License Agreement, together with a Logo Usage Kit containing the Logo camera ready artwork.
If your system passes, inclusion of your product on the BackOffice Hardware Compatibility List (BOHCL).

Please mark the items as you've completed them, then enclose this document with the materials you send to BackOffice Hardware Testing Lab. Please email BOHTL@microsoft.com for a testing appointment. We will test your system in the order appointments are made. Please allow 45 days for testing. Our test engineer will contact you when testing starts, and will maintain contact with you throughout the test process and notify you when the test process is complete.

Pre-test your product

Follow instructions outlined in the attached "Process Guide" to pre-test your product.

Complete and sign the "BackOffice HTL Testing Agreement" and "Logo License Agreement"

Complete and sign both agreements. You can get these agreements by calling the fax-back number 425-635-2222 and entering document numbers 850-852. These agreements only need to be executed once per company, except for Exhibits.

Complete the Information Form

Complete the attached Information Form. If you have questions filling out this form, you may contact BackOffice HTL by sending e-mail to "BOHTL@microsoft.com".

Assemble the following "Test Package"

The following items must all be included for the test process to begin. Please do not ship any partial packages.

One production level system, for each processor speed.

System will remain at BackOffice Hardware Testing Lab. During this time, the system will be used within different Microsoft test labs, to help ensure your system works with future releases of BackOffice. The system may be returned at any time upon request, but the system manufacturer must provide shipping carton.

Any unusual or specialized hardware required for us to test your system, e.g. connectors for external raid cabinets

Passing Windows NT™ HCT log files results included on diskette.

This document, titled "Step by Step Instructions".

Completed "Information Form".

Completed and signed "BackOffice HTL Testing Agreement" and "Logo License Agreement".

Pricing is as follows:

Effective February 19, 1996

$3000 per server, per configuration for the first testing pass, whether system passes or fails. This includes free re-testing with the next version of BackOffice™.
$250 for each subsequent test of bug fixes until the system passes

Test fees of $3000 in the form of check payable to Microsoft Corporation

Schedule a appointment through BOHTL@microsoft.com

Fax a copy of the Information Form to 425-936-5458. We must have the form faxed before we will respond back via email with a appointment date.

Email BOHTL@microsoft.com to set up your appointment before you send your system to the below address.

Ship the "Test Package" to the following locations:

Ship to the following USA address:

BackOffice Hardware Testing Labs, Bldg. 26 South/3507
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA
Fax: 425-936-5458
Email: BOHTL@microsoft.com

Designed for Microsoft BackOffice Logo Requirements:

BackOffice Server System Requirements

The machine must be on the Windows NT™ Hardware Compatibility List.
- A machine going through BackOffice testing must first pass the current Windows NT Hardware Compatibility tests.
The machine must have a minimum of an Intel® Pentium®-90 (or compatible) or equivalent RISC processor.
The machine must have a minimum of 32mb of RAM per processor expandable to at least a system total of 128mb.
The machine must support a 32-bit bus architecture.
The video must support at least 640x480x256 colors.
PCI based machines must properly report interrupts used on the PCI bus.
- PCI based machines must properly conform to the PCI 2.0 specification.
The machine must support memory parity enabled or double-bit ECC memory.
The machine must have a minimum of 256k of Level-2 cache.
MP machines must have separate Level-2 caches per processor.
The machine MUST NOT have an embedded single-FIFO dual-channel IDE controller.
Components included with the system, or embedded onto the systemboard (net, video, SCSI etc.) must pass Hardware Compatibility Testing (not BackOffice Certification) in the machine being tested.
- Components included with the system, or embedded onto the systemboard must have drivers available for them (or use drivers included with Windows NT) for the machine being tested. Drivers tested in this way will (optional) become part of the Windows NT Driver Library.
Machines available in complete server configurations from the manufacturer must also be certified in those configurations.
- If a machine is available in a "bare bones" configuration, it will be tested with industry standard add-in options.
- If a machine is available completely configured as a server, it will be tested in that configuration(s).
Machine must include any/all configuration utilities required.

Contact Information

Company Name:		Support #:
Technical Contact:		E-Mail:
Phone Number:		Fax Number:
Marketing Contact		E-Mail:
Phone Number:		Fax Number
BBS Number:		WWW address

System Information

Product Name (same as that will appear on BOHCL):

Size and Power Requirements

Form Factor: (tower or desktop)
Power Requirements: (110, 220, other)

CPU/BUS/RAM/BIOS

CPU Manufacturer:		CPU Model:
CPU Mhz:		Number of CPU's:

Size of 2nd level Cache:

Type of 2nd level Cache:

(Asynch, synch, Pipeline, burst, other)

Cache per CPU:

Bus Interface(s): (ISA, EISA,VL, PCI, PCMCIA, Other)
Amount of RAM in System
BIOS Manufacturer:
BIOS Version:
BIOS Flashable:

I/O Subsystem

Disk Controller or Chipset Manufacturer

Disk Controller:

(SCSI, IDE, Fibre Channel, other)

On motherboard or Adapter

Harddisk Manufacturer:		Harddisk Model No.:
Harddisk Size:
Hardware Raid Level:		No. of Harddisk in system:

Network Interface Controller

Network Controller Manufacturer
Network Controller Model
On motherboard or Adapter
Network Interface: (Token Ring, 10 BaseT, other)
Number of Network Interface Controllers in System

Video Controller

Video Manufacturer		On motherboard or Adapter
Video Chipset:		Video Ram:
BIOS Revision:		Ram Type:
Bus Type:

Test Information

Date Completed:
Tester Name:
Engineer Name:
Test Status: (Pass for Logo, Pass for Compatibility, Fail)
Test Comments:

Product Description

Please provide a 25-word description of your product. The description may not specifically reference any other product except others developed by the same company (i.e. you cannot say your product is better than a competitor's). If this description is left blank, then your company name, product name, contact information, and category will be the only things listed in the catalog. Microsoft reserves the right to edit or omit any description.

Date product generally available for purchase:

On-line Information Sources

Please list below any on-line locations where your company maintains information or resources for your customers.

Microsoft Network:

World Wide Web:

Other:

Testing systems for the "Designed for Microsoft BackOffice" Logo:

Prepare The System For Testing