[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification - Updated Hardware Test Suite Packages Available

Thu Jul 9 22:28:48 UTC 2015

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of the 
following updated Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite packages:

redhat-certification-1.0-20150707.el7
redhat-certification-hardware-1.7.1-20150618.el7
redhat-certification-information-1.7.1-20150618.el7

redhat-certification-1.0-20150707.el6
redhat-certification-hardware-1.6.6-20150625.el6
redhat-certification-information-1.6.6-20150625.el6

These updated Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite package *are* an 
official release and can be be used for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x 
and 6.x hardware certification submissions.

Both the new generation (redhat-certification-hardware) and previous 
generation test suites (hwcert-client) may be used during official Red 
Hat Enterprise Linux certifications.

Highlights of these updated packages include:
* Introduced support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x to the new 
generation test suite

* Updated the STORAGE test to allow for testing of NVMe storage devices

* Added support for the ARM architecture (aarch64) for use with 
preliminary testing of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for ARM 
Developer Preview

An updated user guide preview for the new test suite is available at the 
link below and will be available shortly on the Red Hat Customer Portal. 
A separate announcement will be sent when it is published on the Portal.

http://people.redhat.com/gcase/docs_preview/rhcert/

The new Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite packages 
(redhat-certification, redhat-certification-hardware, and 
redhat-certification-information) are available only via the Red Hat 
Customer Portal at the following locations:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
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Red Hat Certification for 64-bit Intel (x86_64)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=24603

Note: The test suite is architecture independent (noarch) but for RHEL 7 
it is currently only available in the x86_64 channel. Architecture 
specific channels are being created to correct the experience. Until the 
channels are available the noarch packages may be downloaded from the 
x86_64 link above. We will send a follow up announcement when the 
channels are available.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
-----------------------------------------------------------
Red Hat Certification for 64-bit IBM POWER
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/channels/details.pxt?cid=24436

Red Hat Certification for 64-bit IBM System Z
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/channels/details.pxt?cid=24399

Red Hat Certification for 32-bit Intel (x86)
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/channels/details.pxt?cid=24401

Red Hat Certification for 64-bit Intel (x86_64)
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/channels/details.pxt?cid=24434

The new redhat-certification-hardware test suite package requires the 
use of the same “dt”, “lmbench”, and “stress” packages available from 
the previous hwcert-client channels in RHN.  Details about acquiring 
these packages are available in the hwcert-client How-To guide here:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_Hardware_Certification/1/html/Test_Suite_User_Guide/sect-User_Guide-Preparing_to_Test-Preparing_Test_Environment.html

After following the link, search for this phrase to find the proper 
download links for the packages built for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

  ⁠Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 hwcert Package Download Links

We will be adding these three packages to the redhat-certification 
channel in the future so that all required packages will be in a single 
location.

For the aarch64 architecture, these packages can be found at these links:

ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL7/dt/15.14-2.sa1.4/

ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL7/lmbench/3.0a7/7d.sa1.4/

ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL7/stress/0.18.8/1.4.sa1.4/ 

If you do not have a Red Hat Customer Portal account or are having 
difficulty downloading the files, please contact your partner manager or 
engineering account manager for assistance.

Changelog between updated Red Hat Certification and the previous release:

1240674 - rhcert.xml is pointing to stage bugzilla and CWE instances 
instead of production
1221633 - Key Error while adding a system in the certification tool
1223514 - Links to interactive prompts on Configuration and 
Certification pages are invalid
1225533 - KeyError python traceback unset command option via Web UI
1227934 - Infinite loop trying to install test packages
1228790 - rhcert should use "provides" when installing test-required 
packages (run-time requires)
1231336 - rhcert configuration (/etc/rhcert.xml) should be installed via 
package with defaults
1232721 - bug in return value for Environment.showChangesFromDefault
1233977 - /etc/rhcert-default.xml has wrong python version on RHEL6
1219869 - merge changes from redhat-cerfication-hardware for RHEL7 into 
redhat-certification-hardware for RHEL6
1227927 - RHEL6 Infinite loop trying to install virt-install with 
redhat-certification-hardware
1235431 - null / empty answer in cd-rom testing causes error
1235473 - should use init in RHEL 6 for libvirtd, not systemd
1204951 - profile tests fail looking for oprofile module on aarch64
1205399 - Can't add hwcert/storage test to a plan manually due to python 
error
1213198 - redhat-certification can't test SD card reader in RHEL 7.1.
1214867 - Manual test add doesn't work with storage for hosts of unknown 
type
1214906 - rpm-build is required by redhat-certification-hardware, but 
results are not built into an rpm any more
1222670 - python traceback on rhcert system registration - KeyError on 
"device"

Red Hat values 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 engineering 
account manager.

Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team