[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Hardware Test Suite GA (hwcert-client-1.5.9-37) Available for RHEL 5

Thu Aug 8 23:07:34 UTC 2013

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the General Availability of the Red Hat 
Hardware Certification Test Suite, hwcert-client-1.5.9-37, for hardware 
certification purposes with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x releases.

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite GA package 
(hwcert-client-1.5.9-37) is an official release and should be used for 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux certification submissions. The Red Hat Hardware 
Certification Test Suite GA package is the same as the RC package 
originally announced on Fri, 12 Jul 2013.

Results from the previous Red Hat v7 Hardware Test Suite (v7-1.5-33) 
will continue to be accepted for a period of 90 days.

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite GA is available at the 
following locations:

32-bit x86
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=6955

64-bit IBM POWER
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=6974

64-bit IBM System Z
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=6978

64-bit x86_64
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=6963

ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL5/hwcert-client/1.5.9/37.el5/

Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1125.html

Reminder of the change highlights of the hwcert-client-1.5.9-37 test suite:

* The test suite name is changed from v7 to hwcert-client.

* The hwcert-client-1.5.9-37 package only supports Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux 5.x releases. This continues the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
version-specific test suite split introduced with v7-1.6 for Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux 6.x.

* The command "hwcert" (/usr/bin/hwcert) is introduced as the new 
default command. This command will attempt to complete any outstanding 
tests to certify the system while avoiding duplicate testing. This 
command behaves similarly to the previous "v7 certify" command.

* The previous manual "v7" command behavior is migrated to the 
"hwcert-backend" command. For example, "v7 print" is now "hwcert-backend 
print". Running specific tests use a command like "hwcert-backend run 
--test=core --test=memory".

* The storage test is now interactive by default. Users need to add 
"--auto" to the command line if they want the test to automatically 
choose the partition on which to run the test (the swap partition, by 
default).

* The hwcert-server-1.5 package is now deprecated. Test servers are 
standardized on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and are required to use the 
hwcert-server-1.6 package.

* The "plan" step is automated in the hwcert command and does not need 
to be manually run.

* A new package called "hwcert-client-info" is added. This package 
contains product release information, including kernel versions, that 
can be used by the test suite in environments where the the Red Hat 
partner FTP server cannot be reached to retrieve the latest product 
information.

* The results RPM data format is now deprecated. Results RPMs are no 
longer built during the "submit" step.

* Bug #957553, which was causing kdump and reboot tests to fail, has 
been fixed.

* New hwcert-{arch} and hwcert-{data} images are provided on:
ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL5/fv-images/
The FV guest images here are identical to those used with previous v7 
releases. The "hwcertData" image contains the GA test suite 
hwcert-client-1.5.9-37.el5 for the RHEL5 + Xen based FV guest images.

* The how-to documentation is in the process of being rewritten to cover 
the new test suite.
The hwcert-client-1.5.9-37 package has been tested against Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux 5.9 on the x86, x86_64, ppc64, and s390x architectures. 
If you encounter any problems, please file bugs against the 'Red Hat 
Hardware Certification Program' product in Red Hat Bugzilla 
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com).

Changelog between v7-1.5.33 and hwcert-client-1.5.9-37:

A traceback from "hwcert-backend continue" is fixed
Hwcert-client man page updated to use the new commands
872434 - pccard: Traceback if no PC Card plugged into the slot
916358 - The xml should be updated to include RHEL5.9 GA kernel
918737 - v7 tracebacks when <partner-server> is empty or missing
918741 - [1.5] FEAT: ship kernelinfo.xml in it's own package
919498 - FEAT: change the test suite command set to attempt to ...
919499 - FEAT: deprecate results rpm building code
920737 - hwcert-client 1.5.9 fv_tests fail - naming inconsistencies
921224 - hwcert-client 1.5.9 R6 syntax error in kdump test
921227 - FEAT: Rename v7 to hwcert-backend
921236 - FEAT: address prompting quirks from 'hwcert' command
921585 - hwcert-client 1.5.9 should not include a server package
923199 - kdump reboot fills console output asking for deleting ...
947961 - INFO: traceback when check rpm package
951676 - need %obsoletes v7
952829 - adding reboot test causes traceback
955759 - plan on xen kernel errors with NameError: global name ...
956323 - 1.5 fv_* test traceback
956275 - hwcert-client 1.5 should require RHEL5
963480 - fv_ tests INCOMPLETE after first run on a data image
966723 - Using forced timer config on profiler always fails
976694 - info tests failed in RHEL5.0 x86 and x64

We value your ongoing participation in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
development, testing, and 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