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Certifications Panel
If necessary, click Certifications to expand the panel. The panel contains the following three subpanels:
Certifications
You can choose to download and view certification documentation for the list of certification kits available to you. If necessary, login with your company email address and your my.vmware.com password to see the list. The list contains live links for actions you can take:
Click the Click here link to view details of the certifications listed. The Certifications page has links for you to download and preview the documentation for each certification.
Click the Download or Display links to download and see Global Waivers.
Global Waivers
If the computer you are using for certifications is not connected to the Internet, see Global Waivers for Non-Internet Connected Computers.
To view waivers already downloaded to Workbench, click Display Global Waivers.
To download all available waivers to Workbench, click Download Global Certification Waivers. After the download is complete, you see a pop-up window that asks if you want to view the waivers. To see the list of waivers on the Certifications Waivers page, click Yes. If not, click No and you are taken back to the Certifications List.
On the Certification Waivers page, waivers are categorized into types: IO Devices, Server, Storage Array, and VASA. Click one of the types to view the Waiver Details page for that type.
The Waiver Details page contains a list of the waiver IDs and a description of each. On this page you can search for a specific waiver ID, and you can select the number of waivers to display at one time. Clicking the waiver ID displays all available information about that waiver, including a summary of the waiver, the list of waived tests, and the waived releases.
Global Waivers for Non-Internet Connected Computers
If your certification computer is not connected to the Internet, do the following to install the waivers on your computer:
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You can retrieve the Tool Suite from the Developer Center:
https://developercenter.vmware.com/group/workbench/toolsuite/3.5
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On the Dashboard, under Certifications, click the Download link in the sentence that says:
Download and display Global Certification Waivers.
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Specify a place on your hard drive for the waivers.xml file, for example C:\temp.
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Click OK and the file will be downloaded to your specified location.
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/opt/vmware/waivers/
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Only the waivers that apply to the certification will be applied.
VCG Preview
If you would like to see a preview of how your certifications will be listed in the VMware Compatibility Guide (vCG), you must login, using your VMware partner credentials. The page lists the ESXi versions you have certifications for and product types for each version. Click the appropriate product type to see how your certifications will be listed in the vCG. If you find any errors in the entry for your product, notify VMware to have it corrected.