[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification 5.0, 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 5.0 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-5.0-20170821.el7
redhat-certification-backend-5.0-20170821.el7
redhat-certification-cloud-5.0-20170821.el7
redhat-certification-openstack-5.0-20170821.el7

redhat-certification-backend-5.0-20170821.el6
redhat-certification-cloud-5.0-20170821.el6

This release includes enhancements and bug fixes as follows:
1. Cleaned up specification fields for Red Hat OpenStack Platform
certification. In-tree plugins will no longer be asked for download
URLs. Out-of-tree plugins will no longer be asked for upstream
availability dates.
2. Removed Red Hat OpenStack Platform versions no longer eligible for
certification from the hardware and RHOSP programs.
3. New CCSP product logos must now be uploaded after the certification
is created.
4. Additional error handling and messaging added to clarify invalid
new layered certification requests.
5. The "create new Red Hat OpenStack Platform Plug-In" certification
now filters the partner product selection list to Red Hat OpenStack
Platform products.

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

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