[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification 4.6, 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 4.6 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 will be accepted for a period of 90 days.

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

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

redhat-certification-4.6-20170323.2.el7
redhat-certification-backend-4.6-20170323.2.el7
redhat-certification-cloud-4.6-20170323.2.el7
redhat-certification-openstack-4.6-20170323.2.el7

Updated documentation for this release can be found here:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux_hardware_certification/4.6/html/test_suite_user_guide/


This release includes enhancements and bug fixes, including changes on
the redhat-certification web user interface, and in the Certification
Workflow Engine (CWE) as follows:

* The login page is improved to provide password reset links and a
program welcome message.

* Partners can now select minor versions of RHEL when creating RHEL
hardware certifications in redhat-certification.

* Partners can now select the base RHEL product version when creating
RHOSP hardware certification in redhat-certification.

* The Red Hat OpenStack Platform certification tests are updated to
support newer versions of tempest.

* The Red Hat OpenStack Platform version detection function is
improved to support "/etc/rhosp-release" on releases which include the
"rhosp-release-*.rpm" RPM package.

* The director test is now executed from the overcloud node along with
the other openstack certification tests, no longer requiring the
separate execution on the undercloud.

* The Cloud Image Certification Policy Guide and the cloud
configuration subscription service test no longer list CDN as an
allowable subscription in accordance with the program requirements.

The complete changelog for each package may be found on the download
page by selecting the package name followed by selecting the ChangeLog
tab.


In the forthcoming 4.7 release, the redhat-certification web user
interface will move to a certification-focused workflow, replacing the
current product-focused workflow. This will allow more activities to
be handled directly in the redhat-certification web UI without needing
to visit the CWE web UI. These changes are part of a continuing series
of updates to improve the workflow of certification as well as to
address issues raised by partners during the previous round of
feedback interviews.

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