PD-0029: Delivery and Installation Guidance for Vendor-Installed Modules

This decision represents a long-term technical decision based on an OD, and may not be the same as the final results of the source OD. With respect to published criteria documentation and scheme documents, it provides suggested guidance on evaluation direction, but is not authoritative. Authoritative decisions are provided through the published criteria documents and published scheme and international interpretations thereof. With respect to published PPs, PDs are authoritative corrections to the PP, based on input from the PP author (if available), that are in force until the publication of the next revision of that PP.

Issue

Is customer oriented delivery and installation guidance required when a TOE requires an add-on component that can be delivered and installed after initial delivery of the base module? In particular, are internal delivery and installation procedures sufficient when the following two cases apply:

1. The add-on module is installed at the vendor's site when the base module is configured and shipped to the customer. The customer receives the product with the add-on module already installed.

2. The add-on module is ordered after the base hardware is already at the customer's site. For this case, an appropriately trained representative of the developer delivers and installs the add-on module at the customer site.

Resolution

No customer actions are required to install the add-on module when the TOE is either installed in the factory or, in essence, couriered by a technician who performs the installation on-site. In either case integrity is maintained. Customer oriented delivery and installation procedures for the add-on module are not required.

Modification History:

2004-08-12

Updated effective date to reflect the date the PD was issued. (August 2004 NIB 6.c.xiv)

References:

• CC v2.1 Part 3 ADO_DEL.1

Related NIs:

• None

Related CCIMB-INTERPs:

• None

Source OD: 0179