[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification 4.5, 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 4.5 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-4.5-20170303.el7
    redhat-certification-backend-4.5-20170303.el7
    redhat-certification-backend-4.5-20170303.el6
    redhat-certification-cloud-4.5-20170303.el7
    redhat-certification-cloud-4.5-20170303.el6
    redhat-certification-openstack-4.5-20170303.el7
    redhat-certification-hardware-4.5-20170224.1.el7
    redhat-certification-hardware-4.5-20170224.1.el6
    redhat-certification-hardware-preview-4.5-2017024.1.el7
    redhat-certification-hardware-preview-4.5-20170224.1.el6


This release includes enhancements and bug fixes, including changes on
the redhat-certification web user interface, text command line,
sandbox handling, hardware and openstack certification test, and the
Certification Workflow Engine (CWE) as follows:

* redhat-certification now supports adding new partner products for
hardware and cloud certification directly from the test suite WebUI
reducing the need for partners to use the CWE interface.
* Improvements have been made in detecting and reporting the
connection status and vendor login status in the redhat-certification
WebUI.
* The Local Products and Local Certifications concepts are now
replaced with Sandboxes.  Sandboxes allow for self-directed testing
outside of a certification in redhat-certification.  Uses may include
ad-hoc testing or testing in firewalled environments.
* CI Sandboxes are no longer required for CI use in Openstack and
Cloud and have been removed.
* The rhcert-cli command, by default, now provides a guided workflow
for testing towards completing a certification

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