[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification 4.2, Test Suite Updates, and Updated Certification Workflow Site Available

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of updated
Red Hat Certification 4.2 and associated test suite package updates
(listed below). This Red Hat Certification package update *is* an
official release and should be used for all new Red Hat certification
submissions. Successful results from the previous certification test
suite (redhat-certification-4.1-20161031) will be accepted for a
period of 90 days.

redhat-certification-4.2-20161122.1.el7
redhat-certification-backend-4.2-20161122.1.el6
redhat-certification-hardware-4.2-20161116.1.el7
redhat-certification-hardware-4.2-20161122.el6
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-4.2-20161116.1.el7
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-4.2-20161122.el6
redhat-certification-openstack-4.2-20161128.el7

The updated Red Hat Certification packages are available on the Red
Hat Customer Portal at the following location:

https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/282/


Hardware Certification:
 * Layered-product certifications are created automatically when the
RHEL certification is completed.
 * Potential layered-product certifications are now displayed during
the original RHEL certification and may be discussed during the RHEL
certification before they are created.
 * The RHEL 7.3 GA kernel now passes rather than warns
 * The redhat-certification-information package is deprecated and no
longer required
 * The 100GigEthernet test now uses more threads to reach the adequate
throughput
 * Removed a superficial “bluetooth not supported” error message when
calling rhcert-backend server start/stop with the hardware-preview
package installed
 * Removed the Bluetooth test from RHEL 6 hardware-preview package
 * Fixed planning issue on RHEL 6 that prevented some tests from planning
 * Fixed planning issue in the Audio test when internal and hdmi
devices are both present
 * Fixed a chmod error in the Memory test on RHEL 6


Cloud Certification:
 * The RHEL 7.3 GA kernel now passes rather than warns


OpenStack Certification
 * All tests have been rewritten to better align with the certification types
 * New Cinder, Manila, Neutron, Sahara, Supportable tests replace the
previous tests
 * The new tests will be assigned as appropriate in the test plan for
each certification
 * The new tests and subtests now provide PASS/WARN/REVIEW/FAIL exit statuses
 * The new tests now include subtests for enhanced clarity
 * The new subtests now provide a results view locally upon completion
of the test run
 * Where possible the subtests no longer require submission to Red Hat
for processing
 * Subtests that require processing at Red Hat will attempt to reach
services at redhat.com during run-time. These tests will exit with a
REVIEW status when they are unable to do so. When submitted Red Hat
will complete the review.
 * Support for the upcoming Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 is added
 * Support for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 and 9 is retained
 * Support for file-storage (manila) plug-in (driver) certification is added
 * A new workflow guide for the new test suite is available:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-openstack-certification/10.0/single/red-hat-openstack-certification-workflow-guide/
 * A new policy guide for Red Hat OpenStack Platform certification is available:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-openstack-certification/10.0/single/red-hat-openstack-certification-policy-guide/


If you encounter any problems, please file bugs against the "Red Hat
Certification Program" product in Red Hat Bugzilla
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com). Note that this may be a change from
some users who are used to using the old "Red Hat Hardware
Certification Program" product.

We value your ongoing participation in Red Hat certification, software
development, and testing 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 Certification Team