SNIA Developer Conference September 15-17, 2025 | Santa Clara, CA
SNIA Swordfish® Conformance Test Program
The Swordfish 1.2.8 CTP Test Suite is now available!
SNIA’s Storage Management Initiative (SMI) Conformance Test Program allows manufacturers to test their products with a vendor-neutral, open source test suite to validate conformance to SNIA’s storage management specifications.
The SNIA Swordfish Conformance Test Program validates that a company's products conform to a particular version of the Swordfish Scalable Storage Management API Specification for storage management using the new Swordfish CTP Test Suite.
The Swordfish CTP Test Suite is based on an open source framework. It leverages common test tools that support the DMTF Redfish® Specification, which the Swordfish specification extends. It also contains extensions to cover storage-specific use cases and validates conformance to SNIA Swordfish profiles.
If you’re in a business that wants to officially validate products that conform to Swordfish 1.2.6 or above, join the new Swordfish CTP Program today. Early adopters will have the opportunity to help shape the Swordfish CTP. By contributing to the development of a vendor independent and industry-vetted program, you’ll be one of the first to reduce integration costs with your partners and meet your customer’s demand for standards-based solutions.
Learn more about becoming a member of SMI and Swordfish CTP today by emailing snia-ctp-admin@snia.org.
Swordfish Early Adopters
The Swordfish CTP Program would like to thank the following companies for their support, helping to develop and harden the Swordfish CTP test framework and tests:
Swordfish CTP Test Results
View the list of the companies which have taken the Swordfish Conformance Test. The information given on the page includes:
Version of test taken
Software product tested
Hardware manageable by the tested software product
Swordfish CTP Participation and How to Get The Test
Is your company interested in having SNIA Swordfish enabled products tested? Follow these guidelines to enable your developers to successfully certify your Swordfish implementations.
Understand the process of Product Testing for the SNIA Swordfish Specification.
View the annual fees for testing.
The Swordfish CTP test framework and tests are currently available on demand. Once you have been admitted to the program, contact the Swordfish SMI Program Manager at snia-ctp-admin@snia.org to request access to the Swordfish CTP test framework and tests.
Join the Swordfish CTP Program
Storage Management Initiative
SM Benefits include:
SM Membership Voting privileges
Participate in building the SM Roadmap
Participate in SM committees
Eligible to Run for SM Governing Board - (One voting seat per company)
Participate in Market Requirements Process
Inclusion in all SM Program Press Releases where applicable
Logo Placement on select SM Collateral
Storage Management Lab (SM membership required to participate)
SM Lab Benefits include:
Full access to Swordfish Conformance Test Program
Access members' pre-release versions of provider software (when made available)
Access to participating members' storage developers through online access, conference calls and and face-to-face meetings
Ability to participate in all SM Lab activities supported by the SM, including all SM Lab plugfests and events
Hosting of development program hardware and/or software at the Lab's co-location facility in Colorado
Use of up to two (2) hosted virtual machines for Swordfish development and interoperability testing - Additional VMs available
Remote VPN access to the SM Lab network and vendor-supported devices housed within the SM Lab
Swordfish Conformance Testing Program
CTP Benefits include:
Access to the Official Swordfish CTP Tests for a Release
Public listing on SNIA.org of the vendor's Swordfish CTP Conforming products
Inclusion in all Swordfish CTP Press Releases (where applicable)
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Must be member of Storage Management
Must be member of Storage Management
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