[Hwcert-announce-list] Updated Red Hat Hardware Certification Policy Guide Now Available

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the availability of an updated Red Hat 
Hardware Certification Policy Guide (6.0-1.0-10) for official hardware 
certification purposes with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

Please note that the updated Red Hat Hardware Certification Policy Guide 
(6.0-1.0-10) *is* an official update to the policy guide and supersedes 
all previous policy guides. The updated Policy Guide will be applied to 
new hardware certifications starting with the General Availability (GA) 
release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3.

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Policy Guide RC (6.0-1.0-10) is 
available at the following locations:

https://hardware.redhat.com/doc

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Hardware_Certification/1/html-single/Policy_Guide/index.html


Highlights of the updated Hardware Certification Policy Guide 
(6.0-1.0-10) include:

* The same content as the Hardware Certification Policy Guide RC 
(6.0-1.0-9) with the removal of the draft watermark. The Policy Guide RC 
pdf will be removed two weeks from this announcement to avoid confusion.

* Vendors may now open their own pass-through requests for review.

* Optionally integrated components are no longer mandatory but will 
follow the CTO policies. Integrated Graphics Displays (eg. laptop 
screens) will continue to use the integrated policies.

* Integrated Graphics Display policy is clarified to explain that each 
display is required to be tested but not in combination with every video 
controller.

* Optical Disc Drive testing is reduced to only require one test of the 
highest offered media type available with each storage controller.

* Wireless network interfaces now require the wlan test in addition to 
network testing. The wlan test was added in v7-1.3 and captures 
additional wifi connection information to increase review efficiency and 
accuracy.

* Infiniband interfaces now require the infiniband test in addition to 
network and/or storage testing. The infiniband test was added in v7-1.5 
and captures additional infiniband connection information to increase 
review efficiency and accuracy.

* A "How to provide feedback" section is added.

* Red Hat product support is clarified as not included in the Red Hat 
Hardware Certification program.

* Other minor bug/typo fixes outlined in the change log below.

If you encounter any problems or have any comments regarding the Red Hat 
Hardware Certification Policy Guide, please file bugs against the 'Red 
Hat Hardware Certification Program' product in Red Hat Bugzilla 
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com).


Red Hat Hardware Certification Policy Guide change log:

Bug 781507 - link to non-existent location in section "3.3. ...
Bug 805976 - FEAT: policy guide should include a feedback section
Bug 813545 - Policy guide needs to cover the infiniband test
Bug 813930 - Policy guide update to ODD testing criteria
Bug 816213 - Policy guide should describe the wlan requirement
Bug 816716 - FEAT: consider dropping "optionally integrated" criteria
Bug 816730 - Remove redundant [REBOOT] optional testing from ...
Bug 813544 - Policy guide needs to cover vendor created pass-throughs
Bug 820422 - Policy guide still refers to test suite handbook

We value your ongoing participation in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
Hardware Certification efforts. Thank you for your continued 
partnership. If you have any questions or comments, please do not 
hesitate to contact your Partner Manager or Technical Account Manager.

Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team