[Hwcert-announce-list] End of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Hardware Certification

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

January 1, 2015, will mark the end of our hardware certification efforts 
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. After this date, Red Hat will no longer 
accept hardware certification requests for systems or components with 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. In addition, no new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
5 specific updates to the test suite, fully virtualized image, Policy 
Guide, Hardware Catalog, or Hardware Certification Program are planned 
after this date. Should you require certification of a Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux 5 system or component after January 1, 2015, please 
contact your Red Hat Engineering Partner Manager for assistance. Note 
that this change in our certification policy will have no effect on Red 
Hat Enterprise Linux 5 systems currently listed in the Red Hat Hardware 
Catalog.  These systems will remain certified and supported through the 
end of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 lifecycle as documented here:

https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata

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

Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team