Certified hardware

It is highly recommended to use Ubuntu certified hardware; doing so helps avoid additional charges or project delays. Canonical runs a certification programme with most hardware vendors, through partnership agreements. All servers must be equipped with an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) and support preboot execution environment (PXE) over all network interface cards (NICs).

Canonical can run a bidding process for its customers to ensure that the customer always gets hardware matching the official recommendations at the lowest possible price.