[Hwcert-announce-list] Updated Certification Hardware Test Suite Packages for RHEL 7 Available

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of version
1.7.1-20160210.el7 of the Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite.
The new version of the test suite *is* an official release and should
be used for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x hardware certification
submissions. All new certification requests must be performed using
version 2.x of the test suite.

Highlights of the new version include:
* Automatic detection and identification of wireless AC interfaces has
been updated to be more reliable.
* fv tests were updated to use rhcert-backend replacing the use of
hwcert-backend
* Automatic planning of fv_network was disabled. This test is not
required for certification.

The new Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite packages are
available at the following locations:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Test Suite Packages
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redhat-certification-hardware-1.7.1-20160210.el7
redhat-certification-information-1.7.1-20160210.el7
Download location: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/282
Alternate download location: http://people.redhat.com/gcase/rhcert-2/rhel7/

If you are having difficulty finding or downloading the files, please
ensure you scroll past the beta section in the portal, or contact your
partner manager or engineering account manager for assistance.

Known Issues
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* The fv_network test does not currently pass. It is not required for
certification.
* In the WebUI for the optical media test, when a dvd+rw disc is
inserted, the default selection remains dvd-rw. The dvd+rw option will
need to be selected from the dropdown.

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 Certification Team